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Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Student Nurse PCT performs a variety of direct patient care procedures to assist the unit manager, professional staff and physicians in providing patient care focused on the needs of the patient.

**GENERAL PATIENT CARE** : meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient by providing care services such as bathing, oral hygiene procedures, hair care, bed pan/urinal use, skin care and garment, linen and bedding changes, distributes meals and beverages, takes vital signs, collects lab specimens.

**TECHNICAL CARE** : assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures, changes dressings, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures.

**EQUIPMENT:** assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up.

**TRANSPORT** : assists with ambulating patients with assistive devices as crutches and with transfer/transport procedures.

**COMMUNICATION** : performs required documentation and communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient and /or family needs and regulatory requirements. Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to ensure patient rights.

**QUALITY IMPROVEMENT** : utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes. Loyola is committed to the continuous improvement of the services it provides to its patients and their families. All Loyola employees are expected to participate in quality improvement activities.

**OTHER** : performs other department specific duties as assigned.

**Complexity Factor** **:** Work consists of duties involving several related sequential steps, processes or methods. Duties require consideration of factors and conditions that are apparent and readily verifiable. (Ex. Occupational Therapy Asst, Echo Tech, LPN, Clerk, Secretary).

**Patient Population Specific Competencies:** Demonstrates the skills and knowledge necessary to provide appropriate care to the patient populations served by the specific unit to which the incumbent is assigned. Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to population specific needs.

The primary patient population for the unit is (ie clinical, disease, culture, special needs, etc.)

**Age Specific Competencies:** Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development for the appropriate age span of the unit’s patients.

**Impact Factor:** Work has little impact beyond the immediate area. Minor impact on student or patient well-being, comfort or convenience. (Ex. Dietary Aide, Distribution Tech, File Clerk, Patient Transporter)

**Freedom of Action:** Specific, detailed instruction provided for new or difficult assignments. Employee performs recurring tasks independently.

**Safety Accountabilities:** Loyola is committed to providing care that is safe. It is expected that all Loyola employees will perform their job function in a professional and competent manner that constantly seeks to reduce the risk of harm to patients, families and co-workers.

**Service Excellence Accountabilities:** Responsible for consistently demonstrating our values of Care, Concern, Respect and Cooperation through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to prevent and solve problems and to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a safe environment. Responsible for developing and maintaining an environment of service excellence as outlined in the Service Excellence standards.

Compensation:

Salary Range: $16.49 - $24.44 per hour

_Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles._

Trinity Health Benefits Summary (https://www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf)

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran