Unit Technician - Lake West Women's Health Center Job Dallas area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Location:

Health Center:
Lakewest

Shift- Monday - Friday with Wednesday off

Primary Purpose

Coordinates patient care, clerical and administrative needs by acting as the primary contact for the unit, while assisting and responding to information requests from doctors, nurses, patients, patient families and others to effectively service unit staff and customers by providing a permanent information resource within the unit. Unit Technicians perform phlebotomy skills, drawing labs and preparing these for testing.

Minimum Specifications Education

Must have completed or hold one of the following:
A medical assistant courses
A current medical assistant certificate.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting.

Equivalent

Education and/or Experience

Successful completion of Parkland's job specific training program will be considered or graduate from an accredited school of nursing in lieu of one (1) year of experience in a medical/clinical setting.
One year acute care hospital experience in lieu of educational requirements

Certification/Registration/Licensure

Must have a current Heartsaver CPR course completion card within 90 days of hire and/or placement in job from one of the following:
American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Skills or Special Abilities

Must be able to demonstrate competence in performing a variety of patient care and clerical/administrative duties.
Must be able to communicate effectively with all employees, patients and families.
Must be able to demonstrate flexible work habits and skill at setting priorities.
Must demonstrate enthusiasm and eagerness to perform a variety of assigned duties.
Must be able to demonstrate patient center/patient valued behaviors.
Must have computer skills to include data entry, report generation, printing, scanning, faxing, etc.

Responsibilities

The Unit Technician is expected to be able to perform in the capacity of a Patient Care Assistant and a Health Unit Coordinator.

Performs phlebotomy tasks and conduct lab draws, as needed for the unit assigned.

Coordinates patient care and clerical needs by acting as the primary contact for the unit, while assisting and responding to information requests from all employees, patient families and others to effectively service unit staff and customers by providing a permanent information resource within the unit.

Performs specified patient care activities, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, including but not limited to providing basic hygiene care, injections, venipunctures, sterile and unsterile treatments, taking vital signs, and range of motion exercises. Lifts, ambulates, and feeds patients in accordance with the provision of patient centered/patient valued care, while providing optimal care services to patients and their families. Transports meal trays to patients to ensure sanitary and timely delivery when applicable.

Serves as a patient advocate by responding to a patient's needs and special requests. Maintains open communication, and honors patient's rights and confidentiality, while providing optimal service to patients and their families.

Prepares and processes hardcopy and computerized patient files by entering, sorting, and updating information to ensure accurate and complete records are maintained for each patient. Creates reports summarizing key patient information to provide unit decision makers with the tools needed to analyze operations.

Monitors ongoing patient status and responds to a patient's change in condition by notifying and assisting nurses and other health team members in handling patient care needs.

Admits, transfers and discharges patients by creating charts, checking rooms, and receiving, logging, and storing patient valuables and non-valuable to facilitate the administration of patient services.

Maintains accurate, timely and appropriate notations and records activities performed to include but not limited to unit specific logs, vital signs, ambulation, feeding outcomes, quality control checks, chaperoning. etc. in accordance with standards established by the nursing unit.

Maintains work environment and patient care areas according to infection prevention and environment of…