Endeavor Health is hiring: Unit Secretary/Patient Care Technician - NICU - Days

Overview

Position: Unit Secretary/Patient Care Technician - NICU

Location: Arlington Heights, IL

Hours: Full time, 30 hours/week; 7:00am-3:30pm, every other weekend

Compensation: $18.84 - $27.32 hourly range. The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

What You Will Do

• Order special care equipment for the patient using unit protocol and hospital computer information systems; analyze documents to ensure department requirements are met before entering orders or sending documents to HIM for scanning; continually update electronic medical information vital for patient care; ensure unit-specific patient charges are entered into the information system when applicable.
• Triages physician and inter-department questions; resolve or refer to appropriate staff; provide customer service support using the AIDET approach; answer phones and may escort patients to treatment areas.
• Provide patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse; assist patients with ADLs; answer patient call lights; perform bed making and related tasks.
• Obtain vital signs and readings (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output checks, BG checks); report abnormalities; perform RN-directed procedures such as thermal applications, perineal care, removal of IVs and Foley catheters, Foley bag emptying, restraints, back rubs, etc.; collect specimens (urine, feces, sputum) and deliver as necessary.
• Document basic patient care, supply and equipment orders (e.g., specimen collections, basic labs, diet orders, EKGs) in the electronic medical record as directed per unit protocol.
• Transport medications that are not controlled substances and may access secured medication storage locations to perform job-related functions.
• Assist nursing and clerical staff with admitting, discharging, transferring, ambulating and transporting patients as directed; confirm diagnostic or medical appointments.
• May perform duties of an Observation Assistant as needed.
• Provide administrative support including photocopying, electronic transmission of medical information to physicians, contacting physicians’ offices, pharmacy, and coordination with other departments to facilitate patient care and record keeping; monitor printers, fax machines, and tube stations and distribute information to team members as appropriate.

What You Will Need

• Education: High school diploma required or 5 years’ experience as a CNA/PCT with 3 years’ minimum experience in an acute care setting.
• Certification: Completion of an Accredited Certified Nursing Assistant course, EMT or paramedics training course, or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program with completion of at least one major clinical medical or surgical rotation required.
• Current CPR certification from American Heart Association.
• Data entry or order entry experience on a computer preferred.

Benefits

• Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance. (For AIP eligible positions)
• Premium pay for eligible employees
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information. Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all. EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.