Patient Care Tech Unit Secretary

at NorthShore University Health System in Naperville, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Highlights:
Sign on bonus: (if applicable)
Position:
Location: [City, IL]
Full Time/Part Time: [Full Time / Part Time]
Hours: Monday-Friday, [hours and flexible work schedules]
Required Travel:
A Brief Overview:
Under supervision of a Registered Nurse and according to established procedures, performs patient care tasks and patient care procedures necessary to provide for care, comfort and safety of patient
The Patient Care Tech/Unit Secretary position in the NICU also performs tasks related to receiving, preparing and delivering infant feedings under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian and according to established procedures.

What you will do:
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. This includes knowledge of the physical and psychological needs of patients served and the ability to respond appropriately to those needs.
Provides personal hygiene (bathing and diapering) and attends to comfort needs as directed by RN staff.
Promotes and maintains skin integrity reporting patient problems as they occur to the appropriate team member.
Responds to parent requests to determine patient/family needs and relays information to appropriate nursing personnel.
Maintains and respects patients' right to privacy.
Responds to patients' and parents' request, to determine patients' needs and relays information to appropriate nursing personnel.
Provides personal hygiene (including oral) and attends to comfort needs according to patient's specific needs and requests.
Assists with ROM, ambulation, and patient positioning as assigned, ensuring safety of patient according to physician orders and hospital policy.
Accurately completes and documents patient care activities including: ADL, vital signs, weights (actual weight on admission or as ordered), I&O, and calorie counts according to policy and procedure.
Supports plan of care in accordance with and considering patient's age specific needs.
Assists with set-up of procedural equipment (e.g. photo therapy, central line placement, circumcision, dressing changes) and aids clinician as needed.
Complies with hospital infection control standards and techniques.
Carries out plan of care in accordance with and giving consideration to patient's age specific needs.
Delivers sets-up and removes meal trays. Assists patients with nutritional intake according to individual needs; accurately documents dietary intake and notifies appropriate team member for follow up as indicated.
Explains and performs procedures (e.g., IV removal, assist wound care and dressing changes according to physicians orders and policies). Notifies appropriate personnel of response and questions.
Provides patient/family orientation to room and hospital according to hospital policy.
Assists with transport of patient to area of destination ensuring safety.
Assures competency with hospital infection control standards and techniques and evidences compliance in daily practice.
Sets up room appropriate for admission according to patient's needs.
Performs unit support duties including answering and relaying telephone calls, filing and maintaining records, retrieving and delivering supplies, specimens, instruments, test results and so forth.
Requisitions and stores approved supplies and linen according to established procedures, and maintains storage areas in an organized condition.
Documents equipment lists.
Assures compliance with regulatory bodies and infection control/safety standards for appropriate maintenance of equipment on unit including refrigerator temperature, blood glucose monitor quality control, loose electrical outlets, etc.
Maintains patient and service areas in a clean and orderly condition by disposing of soiled linen, stocking necessary supplies and linens, cleaning counter surfaces, etc. as necessary. Cleans equipment such as beds, carts and so forth.
Supports and maintains a safe environment by regularly cleaning and inspecting all beds and equipment in use in the patient care areas and by working closely with biomedical engineering when problems are identified.
Consistently performs hand hygiene according to Edward Hospital policy.
Follows the Universal Protocol by actively participating in all required components.
Assists in collecting specimens and leaving them in patients room till proper labeling is done.
Uses the proper scanning procedure when performing Glucoscans.
Asks patient to state name and birth date when verifying the identity of outpatients without armbands.
Identifies a test result as critical and takes steps to immediately notify the appropriate caregiver.
Identifies patients at risk for falling appropriately.
Consistently implements fall risk reduction strategies to limit the... For full info follow application link.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.