Critical Care Technician - Medical/Surgical Intermediate Care - Pavilion 8

About Us: p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"At strongspan style="color: red;"Cooper University Health Care/span/strongspan style="color: red;",/span our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development./span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: red;"Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey./span/strong/p Short Description: p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black;"Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics./span/pul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patients /span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"practice./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in the orientation of new hires./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Attend Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit.  /span/li/ul Overview: p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Pavilion-8, an Intermediate surgical and medical surgical unit with 30 single rooms and the capacity to be a complete intermediate unit, is genuinely committed to providing extraordinary patient care. Our surgical services include ENT, Vascular, Plastic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Surgical oncology, and Urology. Our leadership structure, comprised of a clinical director, an assistant clinical director, clinical nurse managers, and a clinical educator, is dedicated to supporting our staff and patient safety. /span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 9pt;"span style="line-height: 107%;"Pavilion-8 is supported by our unit secretaries, critical care technicians, and registered nurses seven days a week.  We work towards having all of our nurses’ cross-trained in surgical intermediate within the first year at Cooper. /span/span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 9pt;"span style="line-height: 107%;" Pavilion-8 fosters a close relationship with our providers, as our APN’s and Surgical Residents are easily accessible for support, questions,/spanspan style="line-height: 107%;" and directions with patient care.  They have offices right here on the unit, along with our leadership team and our transitional care team.  /span/span/p Experience Required: p0-2 years required./p Education Requirements: pHigh School/GED required./p License/Certification Requirements: ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"AHA Basic Life Support certification required./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Successful completion of an unlicensed health care provider/ technician program required./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Completed at least one fundamental nursing course in an accredited span style="color: red;"Nursing/span Program /spanspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"required./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"1 year or more patient care experience in a similar role /spanspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"required./span/li/ul Special Requirements: ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"At least one of the above qualifications/certifications must be met for hire./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers required./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Successful phlebotomy/EKG competency must be completed during orientation required./span/li/ul Salary Min ($): USD $17.50 Salary Max ($): USD $27.00