Labor & Delivery Technician Part-Time
- DeKalb, IL
- Permanent
- Part-time
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- Healthcare Professionals/Techs, DeKalb, Illinois, United States
- Career Areas
- Growth and Expansion
- $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
- $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
- $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
- $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
- Matching 401(k)
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
- Paid time off and Holiday pay
- Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
- Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
- Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
- Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
- Performs basic patient care responsibilities, including vital signs, skin care, and personal care, considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient's age.
- Maintains patient rooms in a clean and neat manner, keeping the patient's environment presentable and restocking areas as directed.
- Consistently demonstrates hourly rounding key behaviors.
- Collects and labels specimens (urine, stool and sputum)accurately and according to policy. Identifies and transports blood/blood components and specimens using appropriate blood borne pathogen precautions. Identifies drains and tubes, empties and records drainage.
- Follows standard precautions and infection control policies and procedures consistently.
- Performs services requiring technical and manual skills under the direction of the RN
- Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly, cleans equipment according to standards.
- Proactively performs other duties within L&D technician scope of practice.
- Assists with patient admission, orients patient and family to the room, assists patients with ambulation/positioning, prepares patients for discharge/transfer, and transports patients as needed.
- Demonstrates ability to promptly communicate to the RN any observed changes in patient status and responses; e.g. pain, changes in condition, distress. Clarifies with the RN any special procedures or observations necessary.
- Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care under the direction of the RN.
- Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patients; answers questions within scope of practice.
- Maintains a good working relationship both within the department (co-workers, charge nurse, assistant manager and manager), physicians and with other departments.
- Demonstrates the knowledge of proper identification and reporting of medical/health care errors.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Certified BLS
- Physical Demands: Requirement:
- Physical demands required for this role include lift/carry up to 50 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds
- Labor & Deliver or surgical technician experience