About Woodlawn Health: Woodlawn Health is located in Fulton and Marshall County, Indiana. We are a rural health system earning the right to care for our community! Our flagship hospital and three rural clinics are located in Rochester, Indiana. We also have clinics in Akron and Argos, Indiana.
Our Mission is to provide excellent healthcare services by highly skilled staff in a compassionate and caring manner. We know that our employees are essential to the care we provide! When you join the Woodlawn Family, you have opportunities to bring your family to events such as breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Woodlawn Picnic, and other things throughout the year.
Our core values are as follows: Courtesy, Respect, Caring, Professionalism, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accountability.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- The Patient Care Tech is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care and taking accountability for all patient care given during his/her shift.
- Under the supervision of the primary RN or LPN, the Patient Care Tech will assist nursing by performing skills and services to meet personal needs and comfort of an assigned group of patients.
- Delivers care while maintaining privacy and an age-appropriate and disease process focus.
- Demonstrates clinical competency in the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric skills specifically identified on the unit skills checklist within 90 days of employment.
- Assess for and report observations of the patient’s mentation, tolerance, and overall condition accurately to the primary nurse.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
The Patient Care Tech will provide the following for patients assigned to him/her:
- Provide oral and skin hygiene for the conscious and unconscious patient.
- Assist the patient in dressing while maintaining privacy.
- Complete soiled linen change of the unoccupied and occupied bed.
- Assist the ambulatory and non-ambulatory patient with toileting needs.
- Assist the ambulatory and non-ambulatory patient with change of position and transfer or ambulation using assistive devices.
- Accurate monitoring of and reporting of patient intake and output.
- Demonstrate correct use of patient scale and recording of patient weight.
- Obtain patient vital signs as instructed and report and document results appropriately.
- Provide the patient with appropriate meals and assist the patient as needed.
- Perform and record accurate accu-check testing as needed. Report results to the nurse promptly.
- Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge, orienting patient and family to room and environment, safety and infection prevention measures.
- To assist the nurse with treatment and procedures.
- Perform or assist in secretarial duties to provide delivery of physician orders using computer order entry and accurate transcription of orders, tasks, and results to the patient record.
- Understands the proper utilization and functioning of patient supplies and equipment necessary in performing his/her duties.
- Performs any and all other duties as assigned.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant course and registered with the Indiana State Department of Health Nurse Aid Registry preferred. Must maintain certification and provide Human Resources with any renewals or changes. OR
- Currently a student in a school of nursing preferred.
OR
- Equivalent work experience preferred.
OR
- Recent graduate from a nursing program and awaiting licensure.
OR
- Graduate of EMT training program
- Prior experience in the medical field is preferred but not required. On-the-job training is available if you are a compassionate, caring person, willing to put the needs of our patients first.
- High School graduate/GED preferred but not required.
- Must possess Basic Life Support certification or obtain before providing direct patient care. Maintains BLS certification per hospital policy.
This position is a PRN day shift position.
Apply online or email resume to: Msaless@woodlawnhospital.com