Patient Care Technician - Emergency Medicine - North Liberty Campus - 60%-90% Day/Evening
Patient Care Technician - Emergency Medicine - North Liberty Campus - 60%-90% Day/Evening
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Job Description
The University of Iowa Health Cares Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to hire a 60-90% Patient Care Technician at the Medical Center North Liberty. Under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses the ED Patient Care Technician will perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care.
Duties include (but not limited to):
- Perform EKGs throughout the Emergency Department as well as throughout the entire hospital.
- Set up rooms for patient admission.
- Clean equipment patient bedside area and nursing unit.
- Transport patients by bed cart or wheelchair.
- Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit.
- Perform basic CPR as required.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Assist patients with bedpans urinals and perineal cleansing.
- Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing toileting feeding dressing grooming and oral care for patients.
- Turn position and ambulate patients.
- Take temperature pulse and blood pressure.
- Enter daily patient record charting in computer.
- Transport equipment specimens and supplies.
Percent ofTime: 60%-90% - 24-36 hours per week
Schedule: Rotating shifts (day evening and nights) will include a weekend rotation and holiday rotation as assigned
Location: North Liberty IA
Pay Grade: 5 ( Highlights:
Regular salaried position located in North Liberty Iowa Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans - For more information about Why Iowa clickHERE!
The University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus opened in the Spring of 469000 square foot facility is home to UI Health Cares nationally recognized Orthopedics service line offering comprehensive coordinated and accessible care across the outpatient inpatient and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities also include a full-service community imaging center laboratory services physical therapy retail pharmacy and emergency department as well as an array of support facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community Health Care is seeking a welcoming highly skilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus and to help further our mission of:Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Ability to read write and follow instructions
Desired Qualifications:
- Direct patient-care experience
- Work experience in a health care environment
- Strong written communication skills
- Customer service experience
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- At least six months of recent Emergency Room experience and/or EMT-B certification
Please include a resume withyour submission.Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information please contact Polly Terukina at
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
