West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

Patient Care Tech - B8 Med/Surg

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeJackson, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required for employees hired on or after June 1, 2013; employees with less education who were in good standing in the position before that date are not required to obtain further education.
Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within the orientation period and kept current while in the position.

Responsibilities

Answer call lights using wireless phones or the console.
Obtain and record patient vital signs according to unit specifications.
Assist with new admissions by taking vital signs, obtaining weights, helping patients put on gowns, and placing telemetry patches, leads, and telemetry boxes on patients.
Reposition patients every two hours by turning them or encouraging them to turn themselves.
Ambulate patients in the hall as needed.
Assist patients with meals by helping them get up to a chair when appropriate, offering hygiene, and preparing the area for eating.
Pass food trays and feed patients who cannot feed themselves.
Collect and accurately record intake and output.
Assemble patient charts, record patient information on unit records, and route patient charges.
Enter written orders into the electronic medical record, complete related forms, schedule procedures by computer or manually, add procedure-related forms to charts, and notify licensed personnel.
Assist with transporting patients.
Keep the department tidy by stocking supplies and cleaning designated rooms and areas, including the break room, microwave, refrigerator, medication room, dirty room, linen room, and equipment room.
Assist with incentive spirometers.
Document baths, turns, oral intake and output from Foley catheters, urinals or collection vessels, shaves, mouth care, perineal and Foley care, vital signs, linen changes, shampoos, weights, meal percentages, ambulation, incentive spirometer usage, bowel movements, and the number of times patients are up in a chair.

Desired Qualifications

Experience is preferred, but qualified personnel on the unit may provide training.

Category:

Nursing Unlicensed

City:

Jackson

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

12 - Other Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Director, Clinical Manager, and Charge Nurse. Responsible for providing hygienic care and assigned procedures for assigned patients based on age-specific needs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Answers call lights by carrying wireless phones or by the console.
Obtains and records patient Vital Signs per unit specification.
Assists with new admissions by taking vital signs, obtain weights, and assist patient with a gown, places telemetry patches, leads and telemetry box on patients.
Responsible for repositioning patients every two hours, whether it is turning or encouraging patients to turn themselves.
Ambulates patients in the hall as needed.
Assists patients with meals by getting patients up to the chair before if appropriate offers hygiene and prepares the area for eating.
Passes food trays and feeds patients who cannot feed themselves.
Collects and accurately records intake and output.
Assembles patient’s charts, records patient information on unit records and routes patient’s charges.
Enters any written orders into the electronic medical record, completes related forms, schedules procedures via computer and/or manual process, adds forms related to procedures to chart and notifies licensed personnel.
Assists with transport patients.
Helps keep department tidy by putting up stock, and clean rooms such as break room, microwave, refrigerator, med room, dirty room, linen room, and equipment room.
Assists with incentive spirometers.
Responsible for documenting: baths, turns, Oral Intake and Output obtained from Foley catheter, urinal or collection vessel, shaves, mouth care, peri and or Foley care, Vital Signs, linen changes, shampoos, weights, the percentage of meals consumed on all of their assigned patients, ambulation, incentive spirometer usage, bowel movements, and the number of times patients were up in a chair.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

On or after June 1, 2013, High School diploma or equivalent required. If an employee has less than the foregoing level of education and employed in good standing in this position prior to this date no further education is required to maintain employment.

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION:

BLS certification must be obtained within the orientation period, and certification must be kept current while in this position.

EXPERIENCE:

Preferred, but may be trained by qualified personnel on the unit.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

West Tennessee Healthcare is a public, not-for-profit health system based in Jackson, Tennessee, anchored by Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with 635 beds and several centers of excellence, including Women and Children, Cancer, Emergency, Rehabilitation, and Heart care. Care is delivered through a network of facilities offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty services, with centers coordinating to provide comprehensive treatment across the region. It differentiates itself by its not-for-profit, community-focused model and integrated centers of excellence under one regional system, rather than a for-profit, multi-provider setup. Its goal is to provide broad, community-focused healthcare across West Tennessee through an integrated hospital network, ensuring access to acute, specialty, emergency, rehabilitation, and cancer and heart services for residents in the area.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jackson, MS
Founded: 1950

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