What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech - Med/Surg - Spencer Hospital position at Spencer Municipal Hospital?
Location:
Spencer, IAWorker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.
Position Highlights
Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500 employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.
CNA certification and nurse aide registry is a requirement of the position.
Responsibilities:
- Provides personal needs for our patients: Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.)
- Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment
- Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs
- Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information
- Prepares and maintains the medical record
- Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal
- Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information
- Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner
- Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy
- Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated
- Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy
- Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities
- Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned
- Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards
- Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area
- Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable
- Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services
Requirements:
- Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems
- CNA certification and nurse aide registry required
- BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available
Schedule:
- 72 hr per pay period
- Day/Evening
- Every other weekend
- The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department
Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!
Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email hr@spencerhospital.org.
Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org
