Job Description:
A Patient Care Tech has accountability for providing care to patients in an acute care setting. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs in our iFlex internal travel department.
Posting Specifics:
Flat Rate: $40/hr
Must have CNA license in Montana
Location for the first assignment is at our Miles City, MT hospital
Shift Details: Variable 12 hour shifts and will mainly work night shift
Hours: 36 weekly
Benefit Eligible: No
Competitive pay in line with local and national travel CNA rates. Pay rates are reviewed quarterly and adjusted based on market trends; each assignment will have a consistent pay rate for the three month assignment.
For assignments more than 50 miles from the employee's home, pro-rated monthly housing reimbursement will be provided.
Employees are responsible for securing their own housing during each travel assignment.
Travel Requirements
Our iFlex CNAs are expected to float if not needed at assigned facility.
All iFlex caregivers will be expected to accept assignments in any Intermountain region and work at any Intermountain facility. This includes locations in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
Essential Functions
- Respond to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care and nourishment, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively and timely with members of the care team.
- Check and document patient vitals, glucose, inputs and outputs.
- Assist nurses and physicians within scope and competency.
- Actively participate in meeting patient experience goals.
- Assist with patient transfers, admissions and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling
- Demonstrate and adhere to the standards of infection prevention
Skills
- Apply technical skills and experience gathering patient data and performing patient care tasks such as weight, height, vitals, intake/output measures, EKGs, and specimen collection.
- Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of Montana
- Current BLS certification required upon hire
Preferred Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Preferred (2) years of experience in an acute healthcare setting
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location:
Good Samaritan Hospital, Holy Rosary Hospital, Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital, Platte Valley Hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital, St. Marys Regional Hospital, St James Hospital
Work City:
Miles City
Work State:
Montana
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$7.25 - $999.99
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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