Patient Care Tech - Inpatient Services - Spencer Hospital

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Location: Spencer, IA Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.

Position Highlights CNA certification and active nurse aide registry is a requirement of the position. 

Responsibilities: • Provides personal needs for our patients: Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.) • Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment • Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs • Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information • Prepares and maintains the medical record • Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal • Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information • Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner • Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy • Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated • Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy • Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities • Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned • Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards • Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area • Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable • Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services

Requirements: • Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems • CNA certification and nurse aide registry required • BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available

Schedule:  • 72 hr per pay period • Day/Night 12 hr shifts - 6-6 • Every other weekend • The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department

Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!

Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email hr@spencerhospital.org .

Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org

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