Medical Surgical Technician - Florence, United States - McLeod Health

Description

Medical Surgical Technician - Day Shift - Medical Observation
Employer Description
McLeod Health is the region's destination for medical excellence extending from the Midlands to the Coast.

The McLeod Health network is comprised of 7 hospitals with locations in Florence, Darlington, Dillon, Manning, Cheraw, Loris, and Little River with services expanding into the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach.

Founded over a century ago, McLeod is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system which features the strength of more than 800 physicians and 2,000 registered nurses, and more than 8,500 employees.

McLeod constantly seeks to improve patient care with efforts that are physician led, data-driven and evidence-based.
Job Type
Full time - 72 hours biweekly

Shifts are 7:00a to 7:00p

Rotating weekends and holidays (as scheduled)
Required Education/Experience
Successful completion of a nursing assistant training program or 1+ years of experience in a clinical setting.

High School Diploma/Equivalent from an accredited school is preferred or successful completion of WIN Testing or completion of McLeod approved Transition to Work Program.

Essential Functions

Nursing Assistants work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse while performing patient care duties such as obtaining vitals, bathing, feeding, dressing, transporting, and grooming.

McLeod Health provides advanced skills training that automatically promotes the nursing assistant to a Medical Surgical Technician role.

Some of the advanced skills include; but are not limited to, drawing blood, foley catheter care and/or Nurse driven foley removal, wound & skin care; and dressing changes.

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Fosters an environment of caring, compassion, respect, comfort, and safety for all patients and visitors.
• Identifies and communicates appropriate patient data to members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Collects and records patient related data through the performance of direct care tasks.
• Demonstrates competency in the Nursing Assistant and Medical Surgical Technician skills requirements.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to safely push, pull, lift, and carry greater than 50 pounds.
• Position requires being able to stand and walk for extended periods of time and includes; but not limited to, climbing stairs/ladders, stooping, and kneeling.

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses.

McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area.

With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services.

The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health.

The hospitals within McLeod Health include:

McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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