What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician-Patient Care-2 West position at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation?
Summary
Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
Responsibilities
- Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.
- Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices
- Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height & actual weights, intake & output, retrieval of equipment & supplies, stocks patient rooms
- Maintains a conducive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen / trash from rooms, quiet surroundings
- Supports patient / family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments
- Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds / 4Ps
- Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals
- Transports non-monitored patients
- Assists RN with monitored and / or intubated transports
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements, Preferences and Experience
Education
Minimum : High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
Experience
Minimum : 1 year recent (within past 6 months) experience
Licensure, Registration, Certification
Minimum : CNA Program / Certification or AEMT / Paramedic Licensure / Certification or MA Program / Certification; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
About Baptist Memorial Health Care
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer :
Job Summary :
Position : 18882 - Technician-Patient Care
Facility : BAMC-Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center North
Department : North - 2 West
Category : Clinical Technician / Technologist
Type : Clinical
Work Type : Full Time
Work Schedule : Days
Location : US : MS : Meridian
