Provides functional guidance to staff and new hires. Monitors the status of assigned areas. Maintains a clean, attractive, and safe environment by performing appropriate cleaning duties. Performs patient transportation and/or lift services. May transport monitored telemetry patients if the BCM class is taken and passed, and the required training provided by Nursing education is completed. Assists nursing with dressing changes and transports deceased patients to the morgue. Performs general security work in the protection of persons and property and enforces all applicable policies, rules, and regulations of Sutter Health, as well as federal, state, and local laws to prevent losses due to accidents and incidents.
Job Description : EDUCATION
HS Diploma or equivalent education/experience
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
BCM certification to transport monitored patients is preferred.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, TYPICALLY ACQUIRED IN :
Prior experience in a patient care setting.
BCM certification is preferred.
Security (preferably in a hospital setting) background is preferable.
Prior experience as an EVS technician and/or patient escort in a healthcare setting is required.
Leadership experience is preferred.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Must have knowledge of proper body mechanics, safe transfer techniques, and safe operation of various lifting, moving, and transporting equipment.
If BCM certified, must be able to interpret rhythm strips accurately.
Knowledge of healthcare equipment and cleaning chemicals is required.
Physical and emotional maturity are required for the high degree of judgment and diplomacy necessary to work efficiently in healthcare.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to handle multiple requests and prioritize.
Monitor tech transporters must recognize and interpret EKG strips and respond appropriately if there is a problem.
Lift team members must be able to assist with bariatric patient dressing changes, which can require holding a patient in the same position for over an hour.
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Job Shift : Varied
Shift Hours : Days of the Week :
Variable
As Needed
Benefits : Unions :
Position Status :
Non-Exempt
Weekly Hours : Employee Status :
Number of Openings :
This position may regularly work with, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drug(s) identified as hazardous, or potentially hazardous, by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for purposes of USP 800.
Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE / M / F / Disability / Veterans.
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