Maternity Specialty Technician Full Time Evening

Description

Position at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Northwellis the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals more than 1000 outpatient facilities 22000 nurses and over 20000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area including Long Island the Hudson Valley Connecticut and beyond thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York States largest private employer with over 104000 employees including members ofNorthwell Health Physician Partners who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary: Performs patient care activities and non-professional services. These include addressing the personal physical and emotional needs of the neonate pediatric adolescent adult or geriatric patient and family. Practice must be consistent with the philosophy goals policies and procedures of the Nursing Department and Medical Center administration. Population served based on scope of services in the department.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists in the delivery of patient care by performing specific patient care tasks per scope of service and as directed by the Registered Nurse.

2. Assists with admissions transfers discharges and transport of patients.

3. Obtains and records Temperature Pulse Respirations Blood Pressure Oxygen saturation weights and Blood Glucose testing. Reports abnormalities and condition changes to primary nurse promptly.

4. Demonstrates competence in advanced skills to include but not limited to: Phlebotomy (for adults only) and EKG. Assisting with setting up for circumcisions heel sticks inspecting equipment and removing equipment after procedures. Performing hearing screens on newborns. Cleans restocks and maintains patient care supplies for maternity patients and newborns. Oral suctioning enemas (no Fleets enemas) clean dressings after a RN assessment tube feeding set-up external catheter (condom catheter) post-mortem care and suction canister set-up.

5. Communicates effectively and frequently with health care team members to share information and solve problems in a positive and result-oriented manner both verbally and electronically.

• Documents legibly on all hospital forms using standardized abbreviations.
• Gets patient report from the RN and off-going PCT at the beginning of the shift.
• Gives end-of-shift report to the primary nurse and oncoming PCT at the end of the shift.
• Participates in walking rounds with the oncoming and off going PCT at shift change.

6. Provides personalized care to patients and families. Identifies and documents special needs on the patient rounding sheet.

7. Utilizes available educational materials programs nursing literature and resource personnel for career development and attends mandatory in-services to maintain unit competencies.

8. Utilizes material equipment and time in a safe therapeutic and cost-effective manner.

9. Assists with appropriate tasks in all code situations (i.e. CPR obtaining equipment etc.) under the direction of the Code Blue Team.

10. Adheres to Organizational infection control practices and policies and to established safety and security policies including using two (2) identifiers whenever taking blood samples or performing any procedure.

11. Assists with maintaining the general cleanliness and appearance of areas on the unit including but not limited to:

• Cleans treatment rooms showers commodes and IV poles after use.
• Cleans kitchens (refrigerators ice machines sinks counters) as assigned.
• Cleans counters and empties trash in nursing station as requested.
• Cleans other areas such as storage areas linen rooms staff lounge as requested.
• Cleans restocks and maintains patient care supplies.

12. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values

13. Demonstrates regular reliable and predictable attendance.

14. Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• AHA Basic Life Support
• One (1) year experience as a PCT or comparable acute care position.

Minimum Knowledge Skills and Abilities Requirements:

• General knowledge of high school subject matter including sciences simple medical procedures / terminology and office equipment.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt odors noise human waste etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1511

Department: Maternity

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $26.61

Required Experience:

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