Patient Care Tech - CNA or EMT
Company: MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Location: Des Moines
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description:
Overview\nMercyOne Central Iowa operates four not-for-profit
Catholic medical centers in Des Moines West Des Moines Newton and
Centerville and two specialty hospitals - MercyOne Children's
Hospital in Des Moines and MercyOne Rehabilitation Hospital in
Clive (965 beds total) - along with more than 20 additional
facilities that house more than 50 primary care pediatric internal
medicine and specialty clinics. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in
1893 MercyOne Central Iowa has the longest continually operating
hospital in Des Moines and is also one of the largest employers in
the state with more than 7000 employees and a medical staff of more
than 1000 physicians and allied health associates. MercyOne Central
Iowa is a member of MercyOne which was founded in 1998 through a
collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health - two
of the country's foremost not-for-profit Catholic health
organizations. MercyOne has more than 20000 colleagues in Iowa and
surrounding states.\n\nResponsibilities\n Job Summary / Purpose
Supports the professional clinical staff by providing direct
patient care and performing studies and tests as assigned. These
duties may vary by shift or may be unit-specific. The Student Nurse
- Patient Care Technician is responsible for providing care for
patients of diverse ages. Works rotating shifts, weekends, and
holidays as scheduled.\n Essential Key Job Responsibilities \n*
Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN
or LPN.\n* Performs or assists patients with activities including
personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, range of
motion exercises, dressing/undressing, feeding, changing bandages,
elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.\n* Responds to
patient calls and anticipates patient needs. Assures patient safety
and comfort through use of safe patient handling techniques,
regular rounding, environmental maintenance, equipment maintenance,
and other appropriate safety measures.\n* Calculates intake and
output (excluding IVs). Measures vital signs. Performs bedside
blood glucose testing. Makes entries to patient health records as
consistent with scope of job duties and in compliance with company
policy.\n* Initiates or assists with emergency support measures
(i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from
injury).\n* Performs post-mortem care.\n* Sets up equipment and
supplies for procedures. Prepares patients and rooms for
procedures, admissions, and transfers. Discharges patients from
system.\n* Observes and reports information regarding any change in
physical/mental condition, behavior, or status of the patient to
the nurse.\n* Collects and labels specimens. \n* Sets up, operates,
and maintains selected pieces of
equipment.\n\nQualifications\nMinimum Qualifications\n\n*
Completion of 75-hour, 120-hour or 150-hour Certified Nursing
Assistant program OR be listed as having passed CNA competency
testing on the Iowa Direct Care Worker registry.\n* Graduate of an
accredited RN or LPN program, certification as an EMT in the State
of Iowa OR formally holding a medical occupational specialty from
the military may be substituted for completion of CNA program and
CNA Registry.\n\n* Must be 16 years of age.\n* Proof of completion
of Mandatory Reporter - Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training
within three (3) months of hire.\n* American Heart Association
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within
six (6) weeks of hire.\n \n \n \n#LI-CHI\n#missioncritical\n\nPay
Range\n16.26 - 24.39
Keywords: MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines , Patient Care Tech - CNA or EMT, Healthcare , Des Moines, Iowa
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