Patient Care Technician Med Surg

Minimum Hiring Wage

From $18.89 per hour.

Scheduled

Hours:

6:00am – 6:30pm, every other weekend.

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse to a wide range of patient populations, including Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent, and Psychiatric care patients.

• Perform bedside shift report at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Follow policies and procedures to keep patients safe from falls.
• Assist in wound prevention and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
• Care for restrained patients and monitor them for safety as directed by the licensed nurse.
• Use equipment and supplies cost‑consciously.
• Adhere to safety practices for personal protection (infection control devices, lifts, gait belts, eye shields, gloves).
• Demonstrate accurate keyboarding proficiency and computer navigation skills.
• Use basic math to calculate intake and output.
• Set up equipment such as oxygen supplies, portable X‑ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
• Answer patient call lights promptly and handle requests or report to a co‑worker as necessary.
• Perform skin assessments and report abnormal results to the licensed nurse in a timely manner.
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) and maintain clean patient rooms, changing linens as appropriate.
• Collect and correctly label specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum; deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Observe and record patient conditions, including intake/output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff promptly.
• Provide help walking, exercising, and moving patients in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units using a wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Proactively monitor patients for safety and communicate the need for monitoring devices (alarms) to the licensed nurse.
• Consistently use patient safety devices.
• Document all activities accurately and timely in the medical record.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to the licensed nurse promptly.
• Conduct quality monitoring as directed (e.g., BGM).
• Use bed/chair alarms appropriately for fall prevention.
• Greet visitors and callers, determine purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
• Facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
• Operate office equipment such as the nurse call system, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, and telemetry.
• Accurately enter orders and perform clerical and administrative functions, including inventory management.
• Perform quality checks on equipment (e.g., crash cart, transport monitor).

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of a CNA course (or completion within four months of hire).
• Computer experience.
• Health‑care experience within the last five years.
• Emergency First Response certification and choking training within 90 days of hire.
• MOAB certification within 12 months of hire.
• Restraint training completion after hire.
• Mandatory reporting:
  Adult Abuse – Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days;
  Child Abuse – Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.

• Competitive base pay.
• Matching retirement programs.
• Health, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Employee discounts (e.g., car rental, cell‑phone plans).
• Employer‑paid long‑term disability, life, and accidental‑death & dismemberment coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Education assistance program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Discounted cafeteria meals.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee service recognition program.
• Voluntary plans: life, accidental‑death & dismemberment, short‑term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity.

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.