West Tennessee Healthcare - Jackson Madison County General Hospital - Patient Care Tech - A7 - Coronary Intermediate

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 phone or by the console

Obtains and records patient vital signs per unit specification

Assists with new admissions by taking vital signs, obtain weights, and assist patient with a gown, 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 the chair before if appropriate offer hygiene and prepares the area for eating

Passes food trays and feeds patients who cannot feed themselves

Collects and accurately records intake and output

Assembles patient's charts, records, patient information on unit records and routes patient's charges

Enters 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 transporting patients

Helps keep department tidy by putting up stock, and clean rooms such a 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 Foley care, vital signs, linen changes, shampoos, weights, the percentage of meals consumed on all of their assigned patients, ambulation, incentive spirometer usage, bowel movements, and the number of times patients were up in a chair

Qualifications

Education:

On or after June 1, 2013, High School diploma or equivalent required

Licensure:

BLS certification must be obtained within the orientation period, and certification must be kept current while in this position.

How to Apply:

Online at: https://careers-westtennesseehealth.icims.com/jobs/40415/patient-care-tech/job

Hours: Full-time Nights
date posted: 06-11-2020