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Health Care Tech/ CNA- CCU

CARLE • Urbana, IL 61803 • Posted today

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The Health Care Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) functions under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) to support the licensed nursing staff. Responsibilities include personal care and hygiene needs of an assigned patient group, facilitating communication, and serving as a public relations liaison. The role also involves assisting with patient care activities, maintaining unit supplies, and ensuring high quality care for critical adult and pediatric patients.

Responsibilities

  • Functions as a support to the licensed nursing staff under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Performs activities related to the personal care and hygiene needs of an assigned patient group.
  • Facilitates communication with other departments, visitors, patients, medical staff, and employees.
  • Serves as a public relations liaison for the unit.
  • Assists with the maintenance of unit supplies to ensure the smooth function of the unit.
  • Collects data on assigned patients as directed by Registered Nurse (RN) and ensures accurate documentation.
  • Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills including measurement of vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, and measuring and recording intake and output.
  • Performs or assists patients with the activities of daily living.
  • Prepares patients for transportation and/or transport.
  • Works closely with nursing to ensure high quality care for critical adult and pediatric patients.
  • Assists with communication - updating white boards and doing meaningful hourly rounding.
  • Floats within the hospital to perform duties as needed.
  • Can be utilized as a sitter for patients.
  • Assists in setting up any bedside procedure (bronch-trech, etc.).

About CARLE

Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.

Full Job Description

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Health Care Technician (HCT) functions as a support to the licensed nursing staff and performs activities related to the personal care and hygiene needs of an assigned patient group. Facilitates communication with other departments, visitors, patients, medical staff and employees. Serves as a public relations liaison for the unit. Works under the direct supervision of the nursing manager.
  • Assists with the maintenance of unit supplies to ensure the smooth function of the unit, including stocking nurse servers, cleaning instruments and equipment, ordering supplies, and making up charts.
  • Collects data on assigned patients as directed by Registered Nurse (RN) and ensures accurate documentation.
  • Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills as outlined in the skills checklist including: measurement of vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, and measuring and recording intake and output.
  • Performs or assists patients with the activities of daily living. Prepares patients for transportation and/or transport.
  • Works closely with nursing to ensure high quality care for the most critical adult and pediatric patients
  • Assists with communication - updating white boards and doing meaningful hourly rounding
  • Floats within the hospital to perform duties as needed
  • Can be utilized as a sitter for patients with that need
  • Assists in setting up any bedside procedure (bronch-trech, etc.)

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