Adult Intensive Care Unit Technician

Department Overview

The Adult Critical Care Units consist of 80 beds located in the Trauma ICU, the Medical ICU, the Cardiovascular ICU and the NeuroScience ICU.  Each of the ICUs cares for the critically ill adult patient twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.    

The Intensive Care Unit technician (ICU Tech) position is part of the healthcare team in the Adult Critical Care Cluster. The ICU tech performs tasks of direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as directed by the department nurse manager. The ICU tech will provide assistance in the maintenance of supplies pertaining to the ICU and will assist with quality assurance activities for the ICU. This individual has the ability to communicate data reflective of the patients’ status and delegated tasks to the RN or LIP in charge of patient care. The ICU tech assists the patient, patients’ families, visitors, nursing staff, and other support staff to assure the delivery of quality care in a safe and comfortable environment. ICU Techs contribute to the success of the department and support of team members.

Function/Duties of Position

Indirect care:

• Maintains the patient care area.
• Cleans equipment and area in conjunction with environmental services.
• Keeps dirty utility rooms clean and free of debris and excess supplies.
• Distributes linen and supplies.
• Transports specimens, equipment and medications.
• Answer phones with multiple lines; transfer calls
• Maintains awareness of equipment operation and reports broken or missing equipment per OHSU standards.
• Orders supply as necessary.
• Restock gloves in all rooms
• Stocks patient rooms and carts as needed or as directed.
• Order equipment: inventory equipment and supplies.

Customer Service

• Responds promptly to our customer needs.
• Handles workload and customer queries with patience and empathy, does not let work pressure reflect on how our customers are treated.
• Treats customers with courtesy and respect.

Patient Care

• Observes all infection prevention guidelines.
• Provides for safety; bed in low position, side rails, items within reach,    identified hazards and assistance.
• Responds to call lights.  Assures that call lights are within reach at all times.
• Provides and maintain needed comfort measures e.g. blankets, pillows, etc.
• Greets visitors and family members, and provides information within unit defined standards.
• Escorts/transports patient via wheelchair/stretcher to various locations within the hospital (if not on tele).
• Assists RNs, physicians, and other health care team members as needed.
• Assists with urgent ADLs (incontinence, immediate toileting needs)
• Pass out food trays as needed
• Assist with feeding patients when asked
• Empty foley backs (not the front graduates)
• Assist with bathing patients

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• One-year recent experience (within the past 5 years) providing patient care in an ICU or similar setting. One year of recent OHSU Lift Team experience in the ICU setting will substitute for the patient care experience. 
• 12-lead EKG, CBG QC compliance, and Rehab training completion will be required within 6 months of hire.
• Positions within person patient care: BLS certificate within 30 days of hire or prior to independent practice, whichever comes first

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree 

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]