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North 4 is a 30-bed adult inpatient surgical unit. Patients cared for on North 4 present with numerous surgical diagnoses, with the primary service lines including general surgery, orthopedics, thoracic and bariatric surgeries.
The Clinical Care Technician works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role. The clinical care technician assists in direct patient care, provides environmental support and facilitates patient safety on designated unit and other units as needed. The clinical care technician has successfully completed and maintains competencies in role specific skills. The clinical care technician provides an environment supportive of the patient and family centered model of care.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical SkillsAssists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population. Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse.
- Provides, or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient and respectful manner
- Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff utilizing the principles of Tufts Medical Center service standards
- Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner
- Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardize equipment is ready for use
- Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
- Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
- Maintains patient and family confidentially at all times
- Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned
- Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff
- Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures
- Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab
- Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure
- Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse
- Performs 12 lead EKG
- Connects monitoring equipment to patient under the direction of the nurse
- Cares for patient belongings. Completes belongings list
- Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication
- Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed
- Assists with patient care procedures as directed by the nurse, using proper body mechanics and ensuring patient dignity
- Performs and documents patient’s admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse
- Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being cared for
- Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action
- Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines
- Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed
- Promotes quality, safety, regulatory and patient and family satisfaction
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Current BLS Certification required
EXPERIENCE
One of the following preferred:
- One year of previous experience as a nursing assistant or
- Current enrollment in an accredited nursing program or
- Successful completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training or
- Successful completion of a certified medical assistant (MA) training program or
- Successful completion of an EMT-B training or
- Bachelor’s degree in arts or sciences or
- Associate degree in arts or science
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
- Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking
- Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
- Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections
- Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
- Subjected to irregular hours
- May have contact with hazardous materials
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