ft perioperative tech - Alamogordo, NM, United States - Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Current American Heart -Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and writing skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Performs related responsibilities as assigned.

LIMITATIONS / HAZARDS:
Refer to Essential Function sheet


JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned area
• Maintains required core competencies.
• Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i.e. name tag, dress code, parking, smoking, etc.)
• Understands who our customers are and what our customers expect of us.
• Support other members of the Team meeting customer needs.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
• Maintains patient comfort and privacy.
• Notifies Nurse when patient has pain.
• Maintains and prepares room between patients and procedures.
• Documents patient care performed, including vital signs, bedside care and observations.
• Maintains stock and supplies as needed.
• Performs other re related duties as assigned or requested.

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL EXPECTATIONS:

• Demonstrates communication skills necessary to interact with persons of varying age and/or cultures.
• Answers telephone as assigned, routes calls or takes messages appropriately.
• Supports the Mission and Philosophy of the hospital and the Department. Demonstrates an understanding and application of these policies.
• Respects confidentiality.
• Utilizes chain of command appropriately to resolve issues.
• Utilizes chain of command appropriately to resolve issues.
• Promotes an environment in which the patient care team can work cooperatively toward objectives.
• Uses verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills, which reflect professional nursing standards; communicates effectively with co-workers, medical staff, and ancillary departments.
• Demonstrates a high level of mental and emotional tolerance, even temperament, tact, sensitivity, sound judgment, and a professional attitude when relating with patients and families.

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL EXPECTATIONS DUTIES - continued.

• Communicates appropriately, positively, and clearly to physicians, staff, and management.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide and collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT / LEGAL COMPLIANCE:
Quality Improvement

• Participates in hospital quality activities as required.
• Participates in department quality activities as required.
• The employee will adhere to organizational/-departmental customer service standards.

Demonstrates understanding of Legal Compliance issues and their responsibilities for same.

• Participates in yearly legal compliance training.
• Explains departmental chain of command.
• Explains purpose of Legal Compliance Hotline and utilizes if indicated.
• Participates in departmental Legal Compliance plan.
• Attend Orientation/Re-Orientation.
• Completed Annual Department Competencies.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to ethical dilemmas; confers with appropriate resource personnel when making ethical decisions.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Promotes positive public relations for the department and the hospital.

• Presents self in a professional manner; assists in community service programs as requested.
• Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Wears ID badge while on duty, with name and face visible.
• Comes to work on time and completes work within designated timeframes.
• Maintains standards of professional society procedures and ethical behavior.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments, and staff.
• Effectively communicates to personnel and encourages interactive departmental meetings and discussion.

Attends required department meetings, in-services and educational programs.

• Attends a minimum of 50% of staff meetings.
• Attends a minimum of 50% of all inservices.
• Follows up to read or find information on missed meetings and inservices.
• Completes annual education within one month of EOD.
• Provides education to staff on performance improvement. Ability to plan and organize orientation and in-service training for unit staff members. Participates in guidance and educational programs.

Completes annual review of mandatory requirements within one month from employment date