Patient Care Technician

The Patient Care Technician functions as a clinical support partner, assisting the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional.

Location: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah Department/Unit: Acute Care 8th floor Schedule: Part-time, 24 hours/week, 12-hour shifts Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401(K), Education Assistance, and more!

Essential Functions:

• Prioritise and deliver basic patient care, including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs, while providing excellent customer service when responding to patient and family requests.
• Report and record patient care findings and data in a timely manner, reporting changes in patient condition quickly and securing qualified assistance as needed.
• Perform telemetry duties as required, functioning as a patient care attendant by monitoring patients, addressing patient care needs, and collaborating with other members of the patient care team.
• Transport medications from the delivery system to the RN as required.
• Collaborate and consult with the RN and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.
• Assume responsibilities of a health unit coordinator, including answering phones, transcribing physician orders, managing unit records, organising, stocking, and maintaining unit supplies.
• Implement plan of care as delegated.
• Perform assigned duties within Scope of Practice, performing specialised procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.
• Foster a safe environment by complying with the safety policy and taking appropriate action in an emergency.

Skills:

• Patient Care
• Nursing
• Teamwork
• Computer Literacy
• Communication
• Patient Care Delivery
• Personal Hygiene
• Safe Patient Handling
• Vital Signs
• Specimen Collection

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) in the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior CNA experience or applicable healthcare experience.
• Current enrollment in nursing school program.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.

Salary: $18.40 - $23.92 per hour