Patient Care Tech - Inpatient Services - Spencer Hospital

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* Location:

** Spencer, IA
** Worker Type:
** Regular
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* Work Shift:

** Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)
Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.
** Position Highlights
**** Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.
**** CNA certification and active nurse aide registry is a requirement of the position.
**** Responsibilities:
*** Provides personal needs for our patients:
Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.)
* Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment
* Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs
* Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information
* Prepares and maintains the medical record
* Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal
* Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information
* Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner
* Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy
* Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated
* Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy
* Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities
* Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned
* Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards
* Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area
* Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable
* ** Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services
**** Requirements:
*** Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems
* CNA certification and nurse aide registry required
* BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available
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* Schedule:

*** 72 hr per pay period
* Day/Night 12 hr shifts - 6-6
* Every other weekend
* The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department
** Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!
**** Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at  or email hr.
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