Patient Care Technician ICU Spencer Hospital

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Position Highlights

Spencer Hospital is a rural hospitallocated 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.

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 therapeuticpatient 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 at minimum is required
• BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available
• Must be willing to float to other areas in time of low census or greater need

Schedule:

• 68 hr per pay period
• 6:45a-5:15p - 7 shifts per 2 weeks includes every other weekend
• Opportunity to work weekends only
• 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 .

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