Critical Care Technician, ICU

Overview

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Hours: 24-Hours, Days/Evenings, 7:00am - 7:30pm, Two shifts per week, Every third weekend and holiday, Sunday through Saturday

$20.00 - $28.85

Disclaimer

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary

The Critical Care Tech acts as a vital member of the patient care delivery team, performing delegated nursing duties, environmental services duties, and food service duties to enhance the satisfaction level of the hospitalized patient. Depending upon census, may be required to float to other units in the hospital.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files, organizes patient care record, prepares admission and pre-op charts, etc).
• Under direction of nurse, makes all appropriate arrangements for outside services, transfers, and ambulance services in a timely manner.
• Appropriately prioritizes tasks adjusting to changing workload as necessary (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes emergency situations, etc.).
• Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
• Performs thorough, timely, and accurate transcription of physicians’ orders (including entering into Meditech OE module where utilized).
• Participates in the learning for colleagues and self (e.g. assist with orientation of new staff in-services, educational programs, etc.).
• Updates ICU logs daily.
• Coordinates clerical activities associated with patient care, so patients receive appropriate testing without delay.
• Coordinates patient testing by calling ancillary departments upon request.
• Facilitates communication between the nursing unit and other departments so that everyone involved has current and accurate information as to patients care.
• Answers the telephone and communicates information to parties involved to avoid delays in patient care.
• Facilitates transfers and discharges through retrieving and copying medical records and sending and receiving faxes as needed.
• Assists with facilitating room turnover to reduce the wait time of admissions.
• Works together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
• Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
• Removes or arranges for removal of safety hazards from environment immediately to prevent potential safety hazards from occurring.
• Assists patient, physician and nurse during procedures, assisting during procedure as needed.
• Assists in the admission and discharge of patients to expedite care.
• Assists in the collection, labeling and delivery of routine specimens.
• Observes, reports and records vital signs and intake and output as directed by the registered nurse and in accordance with Patient Care Service’s Standards.
• Performs EKG’s, according to standard policies and procedures.
• Performs Glucometer testing according to standard policies and procedures on patients 15 years or older. (This is dependent on completed competency).
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures under direction of a licensed nurse.
• Collects basic health data as directed by a licensed nurse.
• Assists patients with activities of daily care (e.g. personal hygiene, toileting, nutrition, ambulation, etc).
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent patient information according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough information on assigned patients to supervising licensed nurse and other health care team members.
• Participates in learning for colleagues and self (attends educational programs, in-services, assist with orientation of new staff).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Obtains heights and weights of assigned patients per care plan.
• Assists patients with ambulation using appropriate technique (i.e. gait belt).
• Assists patients with turning in bed and transferring from bed to stretcher or chair using appropriate technique (i.e. transfer mattress).

Statement of Other Duties This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS Physical Requirements:Exerts up to 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently kneels (bending the legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knee), reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally crouches (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine), and stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist).

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS Behavioral Attributes:The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• ICU or ED experience strongly preferred

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• AHA BLS Certification Required or obtained within 60-days of hire
• CNA/Paramedic/EMT preferred
• Acquired Critical Care Technician (CCT) competency as demonstrated by continuous employment in a CCT role with Heywood Healthcare for a period of 12 months

Required Skills

• Ability to respond & maintain composure during urgent and stressful situations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with medical terminology preferred.
• Excellent word processing skills required.
• Computer skills required.