Critical Care Technician - ICU Pediatric
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionDescriptionSummary:The critical care technician
(CCT) is a certified and/or licensed technician and is part of the
Intensive Care Department patient care team who collaboratively
works in a complementary and assistive role with nursing. The CCT
performs a variety of RN delegated tasks under the supervision of
the Registered Nurse. The CCT assists the nursing staff in
providing patient care in accordance with training, competence and
skill. The CCT is knowledgeable of and follows all hospital
policies and procedures and consistently assists the patient care
team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, adequately stocked
and safe patient environment. The CCT also performs all unit
clerk/clerical duties for the unit.The CHRISTUS Children's
Hospital, established in 1959, was the first children's hospital in
South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital
serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South
Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with
Baylor College of Medicine) is the only academic children's
hospital in San Antonio. Our highly specialized services meet the
unique medical needs of children, from Pediatric and Neonatal
Intensive Care to Children's Emergency Services, the latest
treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib
implants and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma
program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and
growing maternal services to include consultation, delivery, and
maternal fetal medicine.Responsibilities:•Meets expectations of the
applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of
Others, or Leader of Leaders.•Assists RN with admission, transfer,
and discharges of patients as required.•Commensurate with training,
observes patient's condition, recognizes changes in patient status,
and reports findings to the RN.•Cleans, procures, and returns
equipment and supplies.•Under the direction of the RN, completely
operates patient monitoring equipment, records, runs rhythm strips
under the direction of the RN.•Assists with ordering and
maintaining stock items.•Charts in electronic Health Record as
appropriate.•Maintains competency to perform special procedures
such as: Foley catheter insertion and removal, venipuncture,
laboratory specimen collection as ordered, remove saline lock,
staple and suture removal, non-sterile dressing changes, peak
expiration flow rate, pulse oximetry, Point of Care Testing, and
vital sign recordings.•Performs patient care duties to include:
obtains and documents vital signs, provides patient hygiene;
maintains clear and respectful communications with patients,
families and the health care team.•Demonstrates competence to
perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that
meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients
served by the department.•Appropriately adapts assigned patient
assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the
unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age specific and other
developmental needs of each patient served.•Performs clerical
duties to include: Accurately processes the transcription of orders
for the patient plan of care.•Performs timely, accurate
notification related to transcription of orders.•Makes
interdepartmental requests and follows up as required.•Assists
clinical staff with the admission, transfer, discharges and
returning surgical/post-procedure patients.•Obtains diagnostic test
results from printer/computer/department and immediately provides
it to nursing staff.•Performs quality assurance on charts (verifies
that chart forms are filed and labeled correctly all orders were
transcribed correctly, allergies are noted in appropriate places,
forms are processed, etc.)•Respond timely to staff, patient, and
visitor requests.•Demonstrates adherence to the CORE values of
CHRISTUS Health.•Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance
with all policies, procedures and standards as promulgated by state
and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory
entities.•Performs other duties as assigned.Requirements:
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, Pflugerville , Critical Care Technician - ICU Pediatric, Professions , San Antonio, Texas
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