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Job Description:

The Patient Care Technician functions as a clinical support partner, assisting the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional. Additionally, the Patient Care Technician may assume the responsibilities of a Health Unit Coordinator.

Department/Unit:** **Intensive Care - Thoracic Unit

Shift Details: Full-time 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts

Schedule: Variable - days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays required

Entry Rate: $17.60 + (based on patient care experience)

Benefits Eligible: Yes (Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401(K), Education + many more)

*Shift differentials for evenings, nights and weekends!

_Thoracic ICU is a 24-bed unit where many of the most critically ill patients in Utah and the surrounding states are cared for._

_We are a highly specialized ICU that_ _caters to the needs of patients requiring constant monitoring and whose clinical conditions are considered critical._ _Our patients are predominantly surgical in nature and often require advanced cardiac monitoring and invasive cardiac devices._

Essential Functions

+ Prioritize and deliver basic patient care, including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs, while providing excellent customer service when responding to patient and family requests.

+ Reports and records patient care findings and data in a timely manner. Reports changes in the patient condition quickly and secures qualified assistance as needed.

+ May perform telemetry duties as required based on the unit, and function as a patient care attendant by monitoring patients, addressing patient care needs, and collaborating with other members of the patient care team as required.

+ Transport medications from the delivery system to the RN as required when working on a clinical unit.

+ Collaborate and consult with the RN and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.

+ May assume the responsibilities of a health unit coordinator, including answering phones, transcribing physician orders, managing unit records, organizing, stocking, and maintaining unit supplies.

+ Implements plan of care as delegated.

+ Performs assigned duties within Scope of Practice. Performs specialized procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.

+ Fosters a safe environment by complying with the safety policy and taking appropriate action in an emergency.

Skills

+ Patient Care

+ Nursing

+ Teamwork

+ Computer Literacy

+ Communication

+ Patient Care Delivery

+ Personal Hygiene

+ Safe Patient Handling

+ Vital Signs

+ Specimen Collection

Minimum Qualifications

Current CNA Certification.

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Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

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Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.

-or-

If working in Utah

**Completion of nursing assistant training program** (verification of nursing assistant training program completion required at time of hire and C.N.A. certification required within 120 days of hire)

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Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers** **.

-or-

**Completion of a fundamentals of nursing class with a passing grade within the past two years** (official transcript required to verify completion of class at time of hire and C.N.A. certification required within 120 days of hire)

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Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

For those hired into a skilled nursing facility or long-term care center, obtaining a C.N.A. certification within 120 days is allowed only if the new hire has never been a C.N.A. in Utah. If previously certified, must have a current and valid C.N.A. before start date.

Physical Requirements:

+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

+ Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

+ Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

+ May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

+ For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.22 - $23.68

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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