Patient Care Technician
Company: Nucleus Healthcare
Location: Portland
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a qualified Patient Care
Technician -candidate to join a prestigious academic health system
in Columbia, MO. -Take the next step in your career and thrive in
an environment where you are respected, challenged, and offered
endless opportunities to define your career path!Our partner
nurtures a workplace culture you can thrive in.
- Becker Healthcare's 150 Top Places to Work -
- "Just Culture" organizationSmall town charm. Big
opportunities.Columbia, MO, is an up-and-coming university town in
the heart of Missouri known for its
- prestigious public university
- healthcare system
- public schools
- division 1 sports
- affordable cost of living and housingWith a thriving cultural
and culinary scene, many outdoor activities, and easy access to St.
Louis and Kansas City, you can have the best of both worlds: the
charm of a small town with the convenience of modern amenities and
top-notch healthcare.Benefits that matter.
- Paid-for tuition from the local top-rated university
- Up to 75% for you and 50% for spouses and children
- Includes all locations and online
- Generous retirement program- 8% match on 401k!
- Student loan repayment program
- 100% paid leave for parents and caregivers for up to four weeks
- effective January 2024
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including mental
health support
- Defined career paths and clinical ladder for clinical
technologistsPaid Time Off (Exempt)--- -
- 0-5 years: 17 Days--- -
- 5+ Years: 22 Days--- ---- -Personal Days--- -
- 4 Days--- ---- -Sick Days--- -
- 12 Days---Pay Rate--- -
- $16.68/hour - $26.31/hour based on experienceShift
- All shifts availableJob DescriptionTo evaluate a patient's
condition and administer basic emergency care in the hospital
emergency center. -
- Assist patients with personal hygiene; Assist patients with the
use of urinal/bedpan and emptying such; turn, position, and
transfer patients; assist patients in/out of the wheelchair and
on/off transport carts; transport patients via wheelchair,
stretcher, or bed; observe patients for unexpected signs/symptoms
and report to Registered Nurse in a timely manner; apply and
monitor patients placed on restrictive devices; obtain and document
vital signs, intake/output and weigh patients using standup or bed
scales; obtain and document point of care testing; obtain urine,
stool, and sputum specimens; perform EKG's and oral suctioning;
discontinue Foley Catheters, and may perform venipuncture to obtain
a blood sample. -
- Assist with patient admission/discharge, unpacking/packing of
personal belongings; obtain personal care items; answer patient
call lights promptly, relay information to appropriate staff in a
timely manner if unable to meet patient needs; provide frequent
offers of assistance and comfort measures to patients to assure
patient satisfaction and care needs are met; assist with meal
delivery and patient feeding; distribute ice water; obtain
additional food/fluids as directed. Maintain a neat and clean
patient environment by performing the following tasks cleaning and
transporting equipment and supplies, cleaning the patient care
unit, including bathtubs and showers, removing equipment and
bedding upon patient discharge, preparing patient rooms for next
patient admission, keeping hallways and nurse's station clean,
cleaning dirty utility rooms, linen carts, and refrigerators and
keeping blanket warmers neat and orderly. - -
- Maintain unit supplies by performing the following tasks
restocking, ordering, and applying patient charges; distributing
and changing unoccupied and occupied bed linens; delivering
specimens (including blood) to the lab and delivering equipment and
supplies to other departments as directed. - -
- Transcribe physician orders if cross-trained to do so; collect
and document data for the non-RN portion of the Patient Admission
History, if directed by RN; document patient data and care provided
promptly and accurately. May complete unit/department-specific
duties as outlined in department documents. -Required
Qualifications--- -
- Completion of professional or practical nursing fundamentals
course, EMT experience within the past three (3) years, or EMT-B or
EMT-I license. EMTs without prior clinical experience (within the
past three (3) years) must complete a supervised clinical log
within ninety (90) days. ---- - -Physical DemandsThe physical
demands described here are representative of those that must be met
with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these
physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position
is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving
objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely
comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses.
This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. Rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement
weather will be required.--- ---- -Nucleus Healthcare--- -Who We
Are--- -Purpose-built, patient-minded, and mission-driven, Nucleus
is trusted by major hospitals, health systems, and life sciences
organizations with a vision to redefine how healthcare does
business.------ ---- -What We Do--- -Nucleus Healthcare ("Nucleus")
delivers next-generation human capital management to empower people
who power healthcare. Rooted in talent management, Nucleus provides
services and solutions that have yielded more than 7,500 hires in
healthcare for all levels and roles.--- - -Our Mission------
-Empower the people who power healthcare.--- ---- -Our Vision------
-Redefining the way healthcare does business.--- ---- -Our
Values--- -We deliver results --- We are committed --- We are
precise --- We are change agents --- We are ONE team --- We are
fueled by passion and purpose. -#appcastmu
Keywords: Nucleus Healthcare, Columbia , Patient Care Technician, Professions , Portland, Missouri
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