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At Kaiser Permanente Northern California, you'll join a team of health advocates who share your passion for helping people. From our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care-we work together to help our members achieve their best level of wellness. And you'll be inspired to do the same. Whether you dream of sailing the bay, hitting the slopes in the Sierras, hiking Yosemite, attending the opera, or strolling the vineyards, you'll discover the cultural and recreational diversity that makes Northern California one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. Northern California's largest health plan, Kaiser Permanente provides you with the resources, scope, and opportunity you need to realize your goals. Come see for yourself.
Under direct supervision of the physician and/or designee, assists in examination and treatment of patients.
Essential Functions:
- Performs w/in the scope & training of the EDT, & consistent State/Federal regulations including EMTALA, HIPAA & other applicable regulations, including patient confidentiality & risk mgmt
- Provision of competent patient care, for all ages, acuities & conditions in the population the facility serves, including ensuring age-specific care & responding to cultural needs of patients & families
- Follows lines of authority
- Proficient in English for effective oral & written communication
- Completes duties w/regard to workplace safety practices & policies, including infection control, & mgmt of aggressive behaviors
- Proficiency in the use of computers & telecommunications in documentation, tracking, & conveying information
- Maintains required certifications & continuing education requirements per dept. & facility standards
- Establishes priorities based on essential patient needs & available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, & supplies
- Documents patient care & unit activities in a timely, accurate, & concise manner
- Demonstrates an awareness & sensitivity to staff & patient/family rights, cultural & ethical beliefs
- Participates in ED staff meetings, in-services, & performance improvement activities
- Establishes effective working relationships w/team members, patients, & families
- Requires dependable attendance to shifts & flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues
- Assists w/rooming & undressing of patients at the direction of the RN
- Obtains, records & reports vital signs, EKG's, heights, weights & inputs/outputs of patients as directed & per dept. policy
- May be required to draw blood
- Assists physicians & nurses w/various procedures, including positioning & set up of draping & prepping
- Applies monitoring devices, preps patient for suturing, wound cleaning, application of dressings, orthopedic devices, & crutch fitting
- Assists patients to/from bathroom & general ambulation as needed
- Assists health care team in emergency situations including resuscitation
- Assists w/discharge process under direction of physician or nurse
- Cleans ED gurneys & equipment for efficient provision of care
- Ensures patient belongings are bagged & tagged and provides post-mortem care
- Prepares requisitions for lab, imaging & medical records and carries out basic clerical duties of the Unit Assistant as needed
- Conducts pharmacy, lab, nutrition & imaging pick-ups & deliveries, including specimen transport, as needed
- Responsible for the quality control checks of urine dipsticks and demonstrates ability to implement community resources
- Ability to pull charts from file room, to properly fill after-hours paperwork, & to properly apply splints per MD orders
- To be able to perform the duties of a receptionist, cash handling, customer service, greeting patients, filling out paperwork as well as identifying patients, & being able to demonstrate proper body mechanics & lift techniques when transporting patients
- Perform other related duties as necessary
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities
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Requirements |
Basic Qualifications:
- Six (6) months of related experience as an Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Medical Assistant with certification as specified by the Medical Board of California, or equivalent (e.g. military experience) or, completion of an ED or UCC externship in an unlicensed assistive personnel externship or, completion of first semester of clinical course work in a nursing program
- High School Diploma/GED
- CA Limited Phlebotomy Certification (LPT) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT), if job requires "skin puncture" for lab testing purposes and Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT), if job requires "blood draw" for lab testing purposes
- BLS required
- Demonstrated ability to use personal computer
- Demonstrated commitment to service orientation (members, staff, providers)
- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills in English
- Good interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
- Also, refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement
Primary Location: California-Oakland
Scheduled Hours (1-40): 32
Shift: Evening
Working Days: Week 1: Mon - Wed, Sat
Week 2: Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri
Working Hours Start: 6:00 PM
Working Hours End: 2:30 AM
Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group: United Healthcare Workers - West
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job: Patient Care Services (Non RN)
Public Department Name: Emergency
Travel: No
Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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