Health Technician

Quick Facts

• Part-time Day/PM shift health technician role in an acute care and mental health nursing service.
• Reports to the Nurse Manager (or designee) and provides direct patient care activities under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Description

The Health Technician supports the Acute Care and Mental Health medical team with tasks typically performed by multiple staff members. Responsibilities include specimen collection and transport, documentation in CPRS, patient support and hygiene care, assisting with diagnostic procedures, operating and maintaining medical instruments, and monitoring patients and equipment readiness. You will also coordinate patient information flow (including allergies), help place patients on monitoring systems, support discharges, and track patients through the facility process.

Responsibilities

• Obtain lab specimens and transport blood/specimens to the lab
• Record necessary information into CPRS
• Serve as liaison/expeditor between patients and healthcare team members and other practice and specialty services
• Bathe, turn, lift, and perform oral and other related hygienic care; perform post-mortem care
• Assist medical staff with or perform diagnostic procedures used to diagnose conditions
• Operate and maintain medical instruments for treatment procedures
• Recognize deviations in patient condition and take appropriate action
• Set up accessories and supplies for new equipment or supplies
• Place patients on monitoring systems and ensure proper functioning
• Review flagged special information such as allergies
• Assist with discharges with instructions from nursing staff when treatment is completed
• Track patients who leave without being seen; document and complete the encounter
• Ensure patients are informed of scheduled appointments to minimize no-shows and rescheduling
• Receive telephone calls and visitors to the area
• Collect patient information and provide personal patient care support
• Monitor equipment scheduling and ensure specialized supply levels
• Track patient time through the system and keep team members informed in real time
• Transport patients as needed
• Keep rooms and equipment clean and ready for use (e.g., EKG cables, vital check, pulse oximetry probe, IV pumps)
• Stock supplies appropriately
• Enter work orders for equipment and environmental repairs
• Take equipment out of service and label appropriately

Benefits

Federal employment provides a comprehensive benefits package, with eligibility depending on position type (part-time vs. full-time/intermittent).