Patient Care Tech

Company:  CommonSpirit Health
Location: Phoenix
Closing Date: 21/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Overview:
 

Located conveniently in the heart of is a 571-bed, not-for-profit that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

 

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary , medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned , , , , and (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the ’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

 

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of .

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For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Responsibilities:
As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise; support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness. 

 

Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You’re diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. You know we’re all continuously trying to become better care providers, and you’re eager to learn. 

 

Expectations:

 

Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.

Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.

Assist patients with ambulating as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside.

Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.

Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after.

Change bed linens, check patients’ weight, other tasks as assigned each day.

 

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000.

 

Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

  

Qualifications:
Minimum:

AZ CNA/LNA License; Basic EMT; 6 months experience OR Completion of first block of nursing program 

American Heart Association BLS certification

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