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WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals

Patient Care Tech Float Pool AM Shift

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, South Charleston, West Virginia, United States

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Position Overview This position performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities including personal, physical and comfort needs of patients, under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. This position will provide high-quality patient care in coordination with licensed medical staff.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior patient care experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes condition to a registered nurse immediately.

Assists the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.

Records the vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures. Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).

Assists in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.

Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.

Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.

Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedureli>

Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.

Assists department with administrative tasks to support the department operations.

Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate personnel.

Facilities With Specialty Accreditation Requirements

Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.

Physical Requirements

Heavy/Hard Work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking.

Working Environment

Working closely with others.

Working protracted or irregular hours.

Working around biohazards.

Working around infectious diseases.

Working with or near the deceased.

Working with hands in water.

Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Skills And Abilities

Ability to effectively communicate with staff and patients.

Ability to adapt to changing environments.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 36

Shift Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company THOM Thomas Hospitals

Cost Center 93 THOM Nursing Nurse Resource and Float Pool

Address 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW South Charleston West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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