Summary

Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects autonomy, dignity and rights.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.

• Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices.

• Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height and actual weights, intake and output, retrieval of equipment and supplies, stocks patient rooms.

• Maintains a conductive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings.

• Supports patient/family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments.

• Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds/4Ps.

• Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals.

• Transports non-monitored patients.

• Assists RN with monitored and/or intubated transports.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

• Experience

• Minimum Required: 1 year recent (within past 6 months) experience.

• Education

• Minimum Required: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.

• Credentials

• CNA Program/Certification or AEMT/Paramedic Licensure/Certification or MA Program/Certification; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries

• Paid vacation/time off

• Continuing education opportunities

• Generous retirement plan

• Health insurance, including dental and vision

• Sick leave

• Service awards

• Free parking

• Short-term disability

• Life insurance

• Health care and dependent care spending accounts

• Education assistance/continuing education

• Employee referral program

Job Summary:

Position: 18433 - Technician-Patient Care PRN II

Facility: BMH - NEA Hospital

Department: JO Acute I/P Therapies NEA Baptist Jonesboro

Category: Clinical Technician/Technologist

Type: Clinical

Work Type: PRN

Work Schedule: Days

Location: US:AR:Jonesboro

Located in the Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas metro area REQNUMBER: 25258