Summary

Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.

• Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices

• Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height & actual weights, intake & output, retrieval of equipment & supplies, stocks patient rooms

• Maintains a conducive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings

• Supports patient/family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments

• Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds/4Ps

• Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals

• Transports non-monitored patients

• Assists RN with monitored and/or intubated transports

• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Minimum: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Experience

Minimum: 1 year recent (within past 6 months) experience

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: CNA Program/Certification or AEMT/Paramedic Licensure/Certification or MA Program/Certification; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries

• Paid vacation/time off

• Continuing education opportunities

• Generous retirement plan

• Health insurance, including dental and vision

• Sick leave

• Service awards

• Free parking

• Short-term disability

• Life insurance

• Health care and dependent care spending accounts

• Education assistance/continuing education

• Employee referral program

Job Summary:

Position: 14908 - Technician-Patient Care

Facility: BMH-North Mississippi Oxford Hospital

Department: NM Med Surg 4 South B and C BMH North MS

Category: Clinical Technician/Technologist

Type: Clinical

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Days

Location: US:MS:Oxford

Located in the Oxford, MS metro area REQNUMBER: 14803