Critical Care Technician - Float

				Responsibilities:

* Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients' activities of daily living and plan of care.
* Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.
* Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
* Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
* Identifies and communicates changes in patient's status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patients' practice.

* Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
* Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in the orientation of new hires.
* Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date.
* Attend Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes.
* Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit. 

Qualifications:

* Communication - Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers
* Successful phlebotomy/EKG competency must be completed during orientation

* Shift Requirements 
* 7PM-7AM
* 4 shifts every 6 weeks
* 3 weekend shifts, 1 weekday
* 1 major winter, 1 major summer, & 1 hallmark holiday
			

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