Critical Care Tech - Intermediate Care Unit - Part Time 12 Hours Nights

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the RN the Critical Care Room Technician assists the RN in patient care procedures and activities. Checks equipment maintains supply levels maintains/organizes utility rooms and assures and checks the availability of emergency equipment supplies trays and carts restocking them if needed. Transports patients for procedures transfer or discharge. Performs 12Lead EKG timely and effectively and when needed. Setsup rooms for admissions and removes and clean soiled equipment after patient discharge or transfer. Performs unit secretary/monitor tech role. Demonstrates and promotes compliance with infection control legal and safety standards. Demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement of the unit and the organization. Applies good verbal and nonverbal skills to achieve service goals of customer satisfaction and a positive work environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable to the Charge RN for daily work assignment and to the Nursing Manager/Director for overall work performance.
• Assists RN in turning positioning and ambulating patients. Prepares patients for examination. Assists the RN in setting up equipment and trays for emergency procedures.
• Always assures patient privacy.
• Assists RN with use of Central Line Necessity stamp to ensure compliance for infection central standards.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development and practice.
• Correctly interprets cardiac rhythms reviews and validate alarms. Communicates to the RN significant rhythm changes.
• Correctly utilizes the patient charge system daily. Stamps patient charge cards daily and assures all emergency trays carts and supplies are charged.
• Displays professional commitment and supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• In collaboration with the Lead/charge RN communicates and coordinates patient room assignment. Keeps logbook complete and updated.
• Organize monitor and maintain availability of supplies oxygen tanks emergency supplies.
• Keeps accurate inventory of essential equipment and instruments. Keeps utility rooms and hallways organized and free from clutter. Send broken equipment for repair and maintenance.
• Performs 12Lead EKG competently and timely. Lead placement being accurate and utilizing equipment according to standards policy and procedures. Sending tracing to Cardio Diagnostics and places copy in patients chart. Identifies the patient and explains procedures.
• Responds to unit Code Blue. Performs CPR as needed.
• Responsible for understanding and participating in the organizationwide Performance Improvement Program through orientation education departmental and interdepartmental quality control performance improvement and quality planning activities.
• Stocks organizes and setup patient rooms. Obtaining appropriate equipment for various admissions.
• Supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• Transports patients for admission procedure and discharge by gurney or wheelchair. Transports medications except narcotics laboratory specimens and blood products as requested by the nursing staff.
• Under the supervision of the RN accurately transcribes physician orders in a timely manner.
• Effectively and accurately enters orders in the computer system prints and files reports as required.

Education
Minimum (Required)High School or GED

Work Experience
Preferred (Not required)Prefer minimum of oneyear recent experience in an acute care hospital.

Licenses and Certifications
Minimum (Required)
Must have Basic Arrhythmia Certification.
Must have Medical Terminology Certificate within 6 months of hire.
Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification

Equal Employment Opportunity:

USC Arcadia Hospital is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC Arcadia Hospitals policy. USC Arcadia Hospital will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient safety.

Pay Transparency

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.00 $25.95. When extending an offer of employment the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer equity federal State and local laws contractual stipulations grant funding as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is 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 protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

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