Patient Care Technician - Stead Family Children's Hospital Float (50% - 20 Hours/Week)

Under direct supervision, assists the members of the nursing team in provision of multiple types of patient care in in-patient and out-patient care areas. Their work requires familiarity with a wide variety of nursing procedures used in delivering patient care.

Responsibilities Will Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Provides for patient comfort measures through social interactions.
• Feeds patients, serves drinking water and nourishments, and records patients' intake.
• Assists patients with bedpans and urinals and records output.
• Assists with patient admission, transfers, and discharges.
• Cleans areas per designated guidelines and standards demonstrating proper use of approved disinfectants, cleaning products, and care of the housekeeping equipment
• Transports patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies.
• May assemble and maintain equipment and supplies in preparation for various diagnostic or treatment procedures performed by physicians or nurse.
• Directly provides for patients' personal hygiene and comfort.
• Participates in nursing care conferences; reports pertinent patient information and incidents to nurse in charge.
• Stock and supply patient rooms and nursing units.
• Shares responsibility for preparation, proper use and care of equipment and supplies, and for neatness and cleanliness of unit.
• Performs simple diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as enemas, preoperative preparation of the skin, dressing changes, collecting specimens, applying binders, braces, etc.
• Performs special duties as taught and directed by the nurse in charge including but not limited to phlebotomy, ECG lead/12 lead placement, and brace/pin site cares.
• Independently obtain and record vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
• Carries out medical asepsis when performing skills and tasks including but not limited to phlebotomy, peripheral IV removal, & Foley catheter removal and cares for patients who are medically isolated.
• Turns, positions and ambulates patients.

Percent of Time: 50%- 20 hours per week

Schedule: Evenings and Nights, rotating weekends and holidays per unit guidelines

Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital

Merit Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/merit-plan

Benefits Highlights

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. 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 Megan Garton at [email protected]

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Additional Information

• Appointment Type: Merit
• Classification Title: Patient Care Technician
• Schedule: Part-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 5

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Email: [email protected]
• Contact Name: Megan Garton