Duties
Overview
Under the general supervision of the Director, Clinical Manager, and Charge Nurse. Responsible for providing hygienic care and assigned procedures for assigned patients based on age specific needs.
Responsibilities
Answers call lights by carrying wireless phones or by console
Obtains and records patient vital signs per unit specification
Assists with new admissions by taking vital signs, obtains weights, and puts gown on patient, places telemetry patches, leads and telemetry box on patients
Responsible for repositioning patients every two hours, whether it is turning or encouraging patients to turn themselves
Ambulates patients in the hall as needed
Assists patients with meals by getting patients up to chair if appropriate, offers hygiene, and prepares area for eating
Passes food trays and feeds patients who cannot feed themselves
Collects and accurately records oral intake and output
Assembles patient's charts, records patient information on unit records and routes patient charges
Enters any written orders into the electronic medical record, completes related forms, schedules procedures via computer and/or manual process, adds forms related to procedures to chart and notifies licensed personnel
Assists with transport of patients
Helps keep department tidy by putting up stock, and clean rooms such as break room, microwave, refrigerator, med room, dirty room, linen room and equipment room
Assists with incentive spirometers
Responsible for documenting: baths, turns, oral intake and output obtained from Foley catheter, urinal or collection vessel, shaves, mouth care, peri and or Foley care, vital signs, linen changes, shampoos, weights, percentage of meals consumed on all of assigned patients, ambulation, incentive spirometer usage, bowel movements, and number of times patients were up in a chair
Qualifications
Education
High school diploma or equivalent required
BLS certification must be obtained within the orientation period, and certification must be kept current while in this position
Experience
Preferred, but may be trained by qualified personnel on the unit
How to Apply
Apply online at https://careers-westtennesseehealth.icims.com/jobs/41309/patient-care-tech-dyersburg/job
Hours: Full-time - Days
date posted: 08-06-2020