Wound Care Technician | Wound Clinic | PRN

Job Title

Prepares rooms, stocks supplies and linens, rooms and transports patients, and assists provider with treatment procedures.

Location: Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range: $18.00 - $23.50

Position Highlights

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; PRN

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

What You Will Do

• Casts and assists with wound vac placement and removal.
• Transfers patients to wheelchairs and stretchers using mechanical lifts.
• Rooms patients.
• Answers call lights, prepares patients for treatment, and assists with room turnover.
• Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
• Assists with inventory, supply order, entering data into tracking systems, and preparing educational materials.
• Assists in end of day cleaning and transporting equipment to centralized sterilization.

Essential Qualifications

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Minimum Age Requirements 18 Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.