Patient Care Technician - Med-Surg - Full-Time - Temporary - Shift
Job Overview
Employment Type
Temporary
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $21.00 - $25.82
Benefits
Health Insurance
Shift Differentials
Paid Time Off
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Bonuses
Job Description
Kern Medical has stood as a pillar of healthcare in its community since its establishment in 1867. Over a century and a half later, it has evolved into a comprehensive acute care teaching hospital with 222 beds, recognized for delivering critical advanced trauma services. Its strategic location as the sole provider of such trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles highlights its vital role in regional healthcare. Each year, Kern Medical cares for approximately 15,500 inpatients and manages around 125,000 outpatient clinic visits, underlining its extensive reach and impact on the community it serves.
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Job Requirements
- Appointees not possessing the American Heart Association Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card at time of hire must successfully complete appropriate training and qualify for the RQI Provider certification within 60 days of employment
- Employees must maintain all health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center
- Depending on assignment incumbents may be required to possess and maintain specific certificates of competency as a condition of employment
- Some assignments may require basic dysrhythmia certification
- Physical requirements include standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing and pulling intermittently throughout the workday
- must frequently lift and carry, partially carry, or fully support a patient while transferring to and from a bed, wheelchair, or gurney, or while walking
- Background check may be required
- Possession of a current valid California Driver’s License may be required depending on duties
- Must adhere to Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy
Job Qualifications
- Successful completion of a State of California Department of Health Services approved Nursing Assistant training program or one year of an education program leading to an Associate’s Degree or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, or two years of experience as a Nursing Attendant in an acute care facility or in a skilled nursing facility for psychiatric patients
- Knowledge of basic nursing care and techniques
- knowledge of medical terminology and metric measurement
- Ability to perform basic nursing care
- ability to read and record medical terminology and metric measurement
- ability to maintain medical records
- ability to follow oral and written instructions
- ability to maintain effective relations with medical staff and the public
Job Duties
- Assists with patient observation and care
- checks and records vital signs and pain levels
- collects specimens
- measures and records intake and output of food and fluids
- and records results
- Passes and observes food trays
- assists or feeds patients
- Assists patients with personal hygiene and grooming
- Answers call signals
- makes beds
- cleans and cares for equipment
- Adheres to isolation precautions/practices, medical asepsis and infection control
- observes oxygen precautions
- Transports patients as needed for admission, discharge, and procedures
- transports specimens to the lab
- Performs general clerical duties
- operates a variety of office equipment
- Assists with admitting, transferring and discharging patients by inputting data into the Electronic Medical Record
- schedules appointments and follows up on authorizations
- Answers telephones and provides basic information to patients and/or other interested parties
- Coordinates the delivery of equipment and/or other services for patients following discharge
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Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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