Patient Care Technician Float

Job Description:
Patient Care Technicians / Certified Nursing Assistants at Intermountain Health are committed to providing patient centered care while demonstrating our values of Integrity, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Mutual Respect. If you are interested in contributing to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible - come join our Site Based Float Team!

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Nights (6 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.)
• Hours: Full-Time (36 Hours)
• Pay Range: $20.00 - $24.88 hourly + $1.50/hr float differential
• Additional Details: Shift differentials given for nights and weekends

Unit/Location: Lutheran Medical Center is part of Intermountain Health a nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Associates who join our Site Based Float Pool enjoy assignments at Lutheran Medical Center, and are placed in units like Critical Care, Medical Surgical, the Emergency Department and the Operating Room.
Our 249-bed community-based hospital has been awarded the highest national recognition possible for nursing excellence - Magnet designation - by the ANCC. We are proud to extend the mission of Intermountain Health by providing comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
Scope:
Patient Care Technician / C.N.A. responsibilities:

• Respond to Patient Care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively and timely with members of the care team.
• Perform 12-lead EKG duties commensurate with the level of training received and competency.
• Apply, check and document restraints as directed by the RN or physician.
• Perform wound care, stoma care, and specimen collection.
• Perform equipment and tube care/management e.g. JP's, hemovacs and nasogastric tubes, and Foley removal.
• Assist with patient transfers, admissions and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.
• Order and maintain office and Patient Care floor stock/supplies.
• Perform the duties of unit secretary. Maintain patient charts, respond to phone calls, maintain daily assignment board, provide equipment care/cleaning, perform errands associated with Patient Care and provide accurate information about the patient with an interdisciplinary team.
• Assist physicians and RNs as directed.
• Demonstrate and adhere to the standards of infection prevention.

Requirements:

• Successful completion of an accredited nursing assistant training program
• Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of practice
• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire (with prior approval)

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least two (2) years of experience as a C.N.A.

Now that you know more about being a Site Based Float Pool PCT / CNA on our team, we hope you'll join us. At Intermountain Health, you'll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
Physical Requirements:
Anticipated job posting close date:
12/07/2023
Location:
Lutheran Medical Center
Work City:
Wheat Ridge
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$16.24 - $24.88
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.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.