NICU at Altru Grand Forks, North Dakota

Critical Care Technician

Everything we do is underscored by a why - and that why is one another. Location: Altru Hospital 1200 South Columbia Road Grand Forks, ND 58201 Summary: The Critical Care Technician works under the direction of a licensed nurse assisting nursing staff with direct patient care, admissions, mobilizing, and transferring. The Critical Care Technician assists or performs testing according to the physician and nursing direction in compliance with validation.

Essential Job Functions:

• Functions as the nursing EDT to patients, families, external customers, internal customers, and staff.
• Assists nursing with turning, mobilizing, and transferring patients, and assists with accu-cecks after validation.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the location and use of basic and special equipment and returns equipment to appropriate area following patient use. Performs equipment and supply monitoring and set-up and cleans designated equipment.
• Performs Health Unit Coordinator functions as workload permits.
• Demonstrates ability to set up sterile table for invasive line insertion and properly care for and assemble necessary instruments and supplies, and assists physician using sterile technique. Primes hemodynamic tubings for insertion and scheduled changes.
• Stocks and monitors bedside cart, unit supply inventory, orders and restocks. Participates in measuring and monitoring Quality Indicators and outcome, as directed.
• Obtains pertinent information from Patient Care Coordinator, charge nurse, or staff nurse throughout the shift. Completes all required documentation.
• Performs testing procedures according to Physician and nursing direction, in compliance with validations, i.e., ECG, bedside glucose testing, collection of non-blood specimens, etc.
• Transports/transfers patients within the unit, hospital or outside of the hospital, and coordinates this with appropriate personnel according to standard operating procedures. Assists with patient admit and prepares patient room.
• Assists to meet the patients and family needs. Completes service recovery and follow up. Advises charge nurses, Supervisors or Manager of unsatisfactory outcomes and patient concerns.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification:

• Nurse Aide | North Dakota Department of Health | Within 4 Months of Start Date | HR Primary Sources
• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 days of Start Date | Learning Management System

Language Requirements: This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members. Physical Demands:

• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)
• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)
• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
• Crawl: Rarely (1-4%)
• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
• See: Continuously (67-100%)
• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
• Outdoor: Not Applicable
• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver Reference ID: R7726

Making a real difference. For one another. To take the best care of our patients and community - including friends, family, and neighbors - we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another. At Altru, you'll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You'll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart. Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)