JOB DESCRIPTION

To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas and serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit (s).

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent, one year of hospital experience AND completion of one of the following technical programs:

Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR Completion of EMT program OR Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessment or the equivalent Has obtained and provided documentation of completion of 2 or more of the following: Emergency Dispatch POCT test site manager Cross-training to HUC duties Patient Care Assistant trainer Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager Cast placement Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection Set up of delivery tables Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures Language assistance Burn tub room duties which includes splint applications: mouth spreaders, upper and lower extremities, positioning patients prone, application of pressure wrapping: coban ace wraps, surginet pressure garments, tubigrip/jobst garments, burn dressing preparation and application and assists in application of biobrane/transcyte INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user

 LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

BLS

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation