Procedure Area Technician - Postpartum

Job Details

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Provides specific patient care and environment of care duties on the Postpartum unit before and after procedures to facilitate safe patient outcomes under the direction of the registered nurse.

8-hour shifts, 5a-1:30p. Every other weekend. Rotating holidays

• Assisting patient care team in the transfer of patient
• Assisting patient care team in positioning patient for intended procedure
• Transporting of the patient to and from Procedure Area
• Setting up necessary procedure equipment and supplies
• Provides necessary equipment/supplies for the patient care team which may include but not limited to:
  Restocking procedure room supplies and equipment
• Reviews inventory of par level of supplies
• Provides appropriate equipment/supplies needed in the room during
  
  Procedure Arearoom set up
• Obtains necessary trays, supplies, and equipment needed for the procedure
• Performs cleaning procedures which may include but are not limited to:
  • Cleaning Procedure Area
  • Cleaning specialty equipment/instrumentation
  • Returning used supplies and instrument sets appropriately
  • Appropriately handling contaminated instrument trays, supplies, equipment, linens, specimens, and body fluids.
• Additional responsibilities include:
  • Completing equipment quality controls
  • Troubleshoots minor equipment problems and initiates service calls for broken equipment as needed
  • Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely provide age-appropriate care to the patients served, under the direction of the RN
  • Responds to patient crisis situations and initiates interventions within the scope of responsibilities and notifies registered nurse
  • Practices professional etiquette Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills Demonstrates proficiency in required computer programs Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors
  • Completes mandatory in-service education

Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, volunteers, students, and members of the healthcare team both internal and external

None

Nurse Manager Assistant Nurse Manager Receives direction from RN staff

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Computer skills
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• BLS required
• Sterile Processing Experience is a plus but not required

• Ability to apply CCHS Core Values to daily activities
• Knowledge of CCHS policies and procedures.
• Keeps up to date with departmental and system wide changes
• Completes mandatory inservice education and web-based training.
• Maintains professional appearance wearing Christiana Care scrubs when appropriate
• Knowledge of PCT responsibilities related to emergency procedures (Code blue, Code red, Code delta, NICU alert, OBERT)
• Knowledge and application of CCHS telephone and paging systems.
• Responsible for Christiana Care issued iPhone.
• Consistently available for Vocera paging and Capacity Management programs.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to act independently within established guidelines
• Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy
• Ability to reason, prioritize, solve and identify problems
• Ability to establish and maintain positive interdepartmental working relationships
• Ability to maintain confidential information and materials
• Plans, organizes and coordinates multiple/simultaneous projects
• Communicates efficiently and effectively…