Job Description

:

The Critical Care Technician functions as a clinical support partner in the Critical Care and Emergency Department settings. They assist the patient care team in performing various tasks and procedures for critically ill patients or patients requiring special skills or observation. They act under the direction and supervision of appropriate licensed clinical personnel.

Location:

Utah Valley Hospital - Provo, Utah

Department/Unit

: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Schedule:

Full-time | 36 hours/week | 12-hour shifts

Schedule:

Part-time | 24 hours/week | 12-hour shifts

Shifts:

Variable, mix of days, evenings, swings, nights, weekends & holidays

Pay:

Starting at $18.75+ (based on experience)

Benefits:

Health, Vision, Dental, 401(K), Education Assistance & more!

Prefer candidates with at least one year of patient care in a hospital setting!

We are a

specialized hospital unit for newborns who are premature, have low birth weight, or have serious health conditions.

Our

units provide intensive medical care and around-the-clock monitoring from a team of specialists to help fragile infants survive and recover.

N

eonatologists, NICU nurses, Critical Care Techs, Respiratory Therapists and other specialists work together to provide expert care, nutritional support, and family support

to meet babies unique health care needs.
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Essential Functions

Responds to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting with hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, and communicating effectively with the care team. Provide basic infant care: feeding, diapering, thermoregulation, and hygiene. Performs 12-lead EKG duties and other tasks within the level of training and competency. Prepare and maintain equipment such as incubators, infusion pumps, and monitors. support RNs and promote safe, high-quality neonatal care in the NICU Assists with patient transfers, admissions, and discharges, ensuring safe patient handling. Orders and maintains office and patient care floor stock/supplies and performs unit secretary duties to ensure readiness of NICU environment . Reports and records patient care findings and data in a timely manner and quickly secures assistance for changes in patient (baby) condition. Assists with emergency resuscitation, set-up for line insertion, and retrieval of supplies and equipment. Provides excellent customer service to patients and families, ensuring their requests are met promptly. Recognizes and completes unit and patient care needs with minimal supervision, collaborating with RNs and the interdisciplinary team. Adheres to infection prevention standards and promotes the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health.

Skills

Newborn Patient Care

Certified Nursing Assistant

Neonatal Life Support

Intensive Care Units

Neonatal Care

Point of Care Testing

Vital Signs

Cardiac Monitoring

Patient Information

Neonatal Resuscitation

Teamwork

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. 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. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications

Current C.N.A. Certification in state of practice.

-OR-

EMT or Paramedic Certification in state of practice.

-OR-

Medical Assistant (MA) Certification from an accredited Medical Assistant program OR one with which Intermountain Health has a valid affiliation agreement.
-And-

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP)

High School diploma or GED

in compliance with CLIA regulations, if doing Point of Care Testing. Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

One (1) year of experience as a C.N.A., EMT, Paramedic, or Medical Assistant, or other applicable healthcare experience. Patient care experience in a hospital setting preferable on Mom/Baby or Labor and Delivery unit. Proficient in basic computer skills.

Location:

Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital

Work City:

Provo

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.


$18.75 - $24.37
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