Lead Critical Care Tech Keleman 10 North

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The Lead CCT will work in collaboration with the unit leadership to promote a positive work environment by facilitating teamwork coordinated patient care unit initiatives and projects for non-licensed personnel.

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) assists with patients activities of daily living and plan of care.

Communicates with and supports healthcare team patients and/or patients family or significant other(s).

Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.

1.Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing dressing grooming oral care feeding toileting/hygiene and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.

2. Performs technical duties as directed by RN such as phlebotomy vital signs point of care testing EKGs Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
3. Identifies and communicates changes in patients status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
4. Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
5. Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in orientation of new hires.
6. Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date.
7. Attends Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes.
8. Assists in admission transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit

Kelemen 10 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients who have various needs and disease processes. Both North and South 10 have Telemetry capabilities for our patients. Each unit North/South houses 36 patients and 2 hallway areas totaling a maximum of 76 patients.

South 10 has a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit embedded within the 36-bed unit. The capacity of INCU is not usually more than 12 patients. INCU has critically care-trained RNs who support the patients needs and care for ventilated patients.South 10 also has 2 negative pressure isolation rooms with an anti-room that is used when needed for specific isolation needs.

We do multidisciplinary rounds Monday Friday. This involves the patient in their care and allows the team members to collaborate with the patient to give them the best possible care and appropriate discharge to home or other facilities. We have a pharmacist who has an office on the unit to assist the RNs when needed to help avoid delay of care to any patient.

0-2 years experience required.

High School / GED required

• Successful completion of an unlicensed health care provider/ technician program
• Completed at least one fundamental nursing course in an accredited Nursing Program
• 1 year or more patient care experience in a similar role.

At least one of the above qualifications/certifications must be met for hire.

AHA Basic Life Support certification -required

Skills

• Communication Ability to communicate with patients visitors and coworkers
• Successful phlebotomy/EKG competency must be completed during orientation

FT days 36 hours a week
hours: 7a-7:30p with weekend/holidays rotation