Health Technician

Job Title

Health Technician

Duties

Assist physicians and/or Registered Nurses with procedures such as obtaining supplies necessary for physician to perform procedure, stocking the supply cart appropriately, and obtaining miscellaneous supplies from unit stock room or SPD. Clean equipment after procedure using proper infection control techniques.

Assist the registered nurse with IV insertion and removals

Assist with tracheostomy suctioning and care.

Participates in performance improvement activities that may require monitoring and collecting data.

Responds appropriately and sensitively to death and dying patients, their families and loved ones. Knowledge of paperwork and legal aspects of care of the dead including respectful postmortem care of the deceased and transfer to the morgue.

Assists health care professional to position patient and answer patient's questions during complex procedures. Responds to emergency situations such as cardiopulmonary failure, hemorrhaging, and shock by assisting in the performance of resuscitation measures.

Assist with set up of bedside medical procedures, for example: Paracentesis, thoracentesis, and lumbar punctures. Assist with moving or repositions patients during procedure. Deliver all specimens collected to lab correctly labeled and in a timely manner.

Perform EKG at the bedside when ordered. Must be able to correctly apply electrodes for 12- lead EKG, obtain EKG print out and report immediately to the physician, RN staff and/or Charge Nurse.

Request and apply prosthetic equipment required by patient to aid in minimizing functional limitations and reinforce instructions for patients on equipment issued.

Observes patients for vision, speech, or hearing impairments. Able to determine if a patient is ambulatory, requires a wheelchair, is bedridden, alert or confused, continent.

Insert Foley catheters, utilizing aseptic technique, as ordered by physician. Empties and records drainage from Foley catheter. Perform Foley catheter maintenance. Set up rooms for admissions, canisters/suction.

Perform blood sugar testing and phlebotomy including blood culture collection using aseptic technique to avoid specimen contamination. Collect other specimens as ordered and deliver specimens to the lab as requested.

Assist with patient ambulation, patient movement, and transport.

Enter notes or patient data (Activity of Daily Living Note} into patient medical record via CPRS.

Clean Reusable Medical Equipment between each patient use and per policy.

Utilize Universal Precautions and applies appropriate isolation protocols in providing care for all general medicine patients. Follows proper hand washing techniques as well as use of hand sanitizer between patients. Disposes of infectious materials correctly.

Work Schedule: 7:30p-8:00am or 3:30pm -12:00am with rotation and alternate weekends; subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/ PD03742-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized