Patient Care Technician II - EEG (Galveston)

JOB SUMMARY:

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).

This position will involve training as a Neurodiagnostic Technologist.

JOB DUTIES:

• Collects patient orders, reviews the history and any related diagnostic reports.

• Will assist senior technologist with positioning the patient in bed, placing towel roll under the patients' neck, and measuring the patient head by 10/20 International method.

• Securing electrodes to the patient scalp and obtaining low impedances prior to beginning the testing procedure.

• Will be supervised by lead technologist during the EEG recording

• Reports any unusual patient behavior or seizure related movements to the senior technologist and documents all observation on the EEG recording

• Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care.

• Assists with transferring patient from wheelchair to bed and bed back to wheelchair.

• Ambulates, positions, and turns patients as needed for the "set up"

• Provides for patient safety during a seizure event or any neurological related event and condition.

• Assists with patient restraints and maintains patient-specific safety precautions.

• Obtains all reports, and documents related to the patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.

• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and health records at all times.

• Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment, performing proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures on an as needed basis.

• Monitors supplies in the EEG patient areas and notifies the senior staff of any shortages with any supply concerns.

• Participates in daily EEG training and educational activities.

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