Summary Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
Responsibilities - Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.
- Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices
- Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height & actual weights, intake & output, retrieval of equipment & supplies, stocks patient rooms
- Maintains a conducive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings
- Supports patient/family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments
- Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds/4Ps
- Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals
- Transports non-monitored patients
- Assists RN with monitored and/or intubated transports
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements, Preferences and Experience Education Minimum: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
Experience Minimum: 1 year recent (within past 6 months) experience
Licensure, Registration, Certification Minimum: CNA Program/Certification or AEMT/Paramedic Licensure/Certification or MA Program/Certification; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
About Baptist Memorial Health Care At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer: - Competitive salaries
- Paid vacation/time off
- Continuing education opportunities
- Generous retirement plan
- Health insurance, including dental and vision
- Sick leave
- Service awards
- Free parking
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts
- Education assistance/continuing education
- Employee referral program
Job Summary: Position: 17965 - Technician-Patient CareFacility: BMH-Desoto HospitalDepartment: DC CCU BMH DesotoCategory: Clinical Technician/TechnologistType: ClinicalWork Type: Full TimeWork Schedule: DaysLocation: US:MS:SouthavenLocated in the Memphis metro area