General Patient Care Job In Alamogordo, New Mexico
Clinical Support Technician - 603017
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Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310 Type of Facility: Hospital
• Transports patient to/from patient rooms, diagnostic/therapeutic areas, lobbies, as dispatched in a timely manner.
• Check patient ID bands to verify identification.
• Follows all policies, procedures and safety guidelines.
• Provides wheelchair, stretcher, and luggage assistance, as requested.
• Assists nursing personnel in transferring patients between bed and transport equipment.
• Properly connects and disconnects portable oxygen and sets regulators.
• Maintains adequate supply of wheelchairs in lobbies and equipment rooms.
• Operates equipment in a safe manner.
• Stores oxygen tanks in approved holders.
• Documents assignments neatly and completely on the patient transportation trio log and turns them in at the end of each shift.
• Properly disposes of soiled linen left on equipment. Disinfects equipment after transporting isolation patients or when equipment is contaminated.
• Performs dispatching duties on an as needed basis.
• Follows all safety rules while on the job. Reports accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards.
• Able to report deficiencies and concerns to on-shift supervisor or assigned RN to the patient.
• Meets and complies with Infection Control standards and precautions, HIPAA regulations, and maintains strict confidentiality of patient information.
• Notifies Employee Health nurse of potential employee infection (ie. elevated temperature, cough, shortness of breath).
• Follows facility guidelines for patient visitation; contacts unit director when questions regarding visitation occur.
Requirements
Education
Required:
High School
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred:
C-BLS
CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the mission of CHRISTUS Health is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
To support our healthcare ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on staff who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.
EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST
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