Maternity Specialty Technician - Per Diem - Evening

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary: Performs patient care activities and non-professional services. These include addressing the personal, physical and emotional needs of the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient and family. Practice must be consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures of the Nursing Department and Medical Center administration. Population served based on scope of services in the department.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists in the delivery of patient care by performing, specific patient care tasks per scope of service and as directed by the Registered Nurse.

2. Assists with admissions, transfers, discharges, and transport of patients.

3. Obtains and records Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Oxygen saturation, weights, and Blood Glucose testing. Reports abnormalities and condition changes to primary nurse promptly. 

4. Demonstrates competence in advanced skills to include but not limited to: Phlebotomy (for adults only) and EKG. Assisting with setting up for circumcisions, heel sticks, inspecting equipment and removing equipment after procedures. Performing hearing screens on newborns. Cleans restocks and maintains patient care supplies for maternity patients and newborns. Oral suctioning, enemas (no Fleets enemas), clean dressings after a RN assessment, tube feeding set-up, external catheter (condom catheter), post-mortem care and suction canister set-up.

5. Communicates effectively and frequently with health care team members to share information and solve problems in a positive and result-oriented manner both verbally and electronically. 

• Documents legibly on all hospital forms using standardized abbreviations.
• Gets patient report from the RN and off-going PCT at the beginning of the shift.
• Gives end-of-shift report to the primary nurse and oncoming PCT at the end of the shift. 
• Participates in walking rounds with the oncoming and off going PCT at shift change.

6. Provides personalized care to patients and families. Identifies and documents special needs on the patient rounding sheet.

7. Utilizes available educational materials, programs, nursing literature and resource personnel for career development and attends mandatory in-services to maintain unit competencies.

8. Utilizes material, equipment, and time in a safe, therapeutic and cost-effective manner.

9. Assists with appropriate tasks in all code situations (i.e., CPR, obtaining equipment, etc.) under the direction of the Code Blue Team.

10. Adheres to Organizational infection control practices and policies and to established safety and security policies, including using two (2) identifiers whenever taking blood samples or performing any procedure. 

11. Assists with maintaining the general cleanliness and appearance of areas on the unit, including, but not limited to:

• Cleans treatment rooms, showers, commodes and IV poles after use.
• Cleans kitchens (refrigerators, ice machines, sinks, counters) as assigned.
• Cleans counters and empties trash in nursing station as requested.
• Cleans other areas such as storage areas, linen rooms, staff lounge as requested.
• Cleans, restocks, and maintains patient care supplies.

12. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values

13. Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

14. Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements: 

• High school diploma or GED.
• AHA Basic Life Support
• One (1) year experience as a PCT or comparable acute care position.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

• General knowledge of high school subject matter including sciences, simple medical procedures / terminology, and office equipment. 

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1511

Department: Maternity

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $26.61