Nurse Tech / CTAC Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Job Description
Department: Post Anesthesia Care Unit University Hospital
ABOUT THE JOB
- Assist nursing staff /ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed, stretcher or wheelchair, pickup, and delivery of patient meal trays, and assisting with patient feeding as directed.
- Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request.
- Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role.
- Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations.
- Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks, may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.
- Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system.
- Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight are obtained and documented as directed.
- May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
One of the following:
--Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and has or will complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or
--Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or
--Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or
--Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or
--Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; or
--Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or
--Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring
department.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.