Employer: UI Health
Hiring Department: Diagnostic Services
Job Title: Healthcare Technician
Additional Information: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/10159?c=uic
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assists with patient admission, transfer or discharge as assigned and supports the patient by performing activities of daily living, safely operating patient care equipment, promoting skin integrity and safety measures.
- Documents patient information in EHR (such as vital signs, nursing care provided, intake and output).
- Acts as a patient / family advocate by providing comfort, assistance and information and provides feedback to RN or LPN on patient care and condition as directed.
- Demonstrates a commitment to UI Health values through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a clean, safe and therapeutic environment.
- Participates in organizational, departmental, and shared leadership activities; supports department and unit goals in daily behavior.
- Identifies recurring clinical practice and/or related unit problems and participates in problem solving and resolution.
- Collaborates with other staff to identify, promote, and provide positive learning experiences for staff and students.
- Takes responsibility for continued professional growth/development by identification of learning needs and initiates strategies to meet such needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Any one or any combination totaling six (6 months) from the following categories:
- Six (6 months) of work experience in direct patient care in a healthcare setting or equivalent.
- College course work in a related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent.
- 30 semester hours equals six (6 months)
- Current/Valid American Heart Association BLS CPR Certification
