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Job Description
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- At the beginning of shift, receive report from RN, familiarize self withprogress notes, test results and other patient data to determine patient status for past several shifts.
- In partnership with Pediatric Occupational Therapist, the Mental Health Specialists reviews and implements treatment plan/behavior management plan to achieve patient goals.
- Reads care plan entries on patients to ensure consistent and accurate delivery of care.
- Meets with patient early in shift to review the day’s schedule.
- During the shift, talks with patient about mental status, behavior and progress patient is making towards identified treatment and discharge goals.
- Throughout the shift, reports pertinent information to charge RN such as:
- Level of safety
- Changes in behavior
- Increase in agitation
- Physical complaints or any signs of physical illness
- Vital signs, intake and output, activity of daily living status
- Gives observation and input regarding the patient to nursing staff and OT when unable to communicate directly at treatment team meetings.
- Shares observations and pertinent information with OT, social worker, clinical colleagues, and patient family/caregivers.
- Documents patient activities, behavior and mental status each shift as it relates to the problem list and treatment plan.
- Conducts individual contacts with patient throughout shift to introduce self and review patient needs.
- Identifies patients teaching needs and reports them to the RN.
- Identifies issues related to progress towards discharge or any barriers to discharge.
- Encourages participation in therapeutic group programs and individualized behavior plans.
- Provides support regardingprogramming, goals of hospitalization and therapeutic interventions in support of meeting those goals.
- Participates in crisis intervention through the use of verbal and physical de-escalation of potentially unsafe or aggressive behavior per CPI technique and seclusion/restraint policies/procedures.
- On admission, conducts and/or assists RN with patient search for contraband, vital signs, height, weight and orientation to the unit.
- Clarifies and implements unit rules indicated in patient guidelines and Behavioral Dysregulation Policy.
- Continuously evaluates patient progress toward goals clearly evident in documentation, participation in treatment planning, shift report and report to charge RN.
- Provides constructive peer feedback.
- Orients new staff to unit under the direction of the RN.
- Assists RN in administering physical care and personal hygiene measures to assigned patients as appropriate.
- Serves as role model for other mental health specialist.
- Leads and co-leads therapeutic process oriented and activity groups.
- Preserves patient rights relative to all aspects of patient care.
- Performs duties similar to that of Clinical Care Tech with patient that are caring for as well
- Attends and participates in unit-based meetings and reads minutes when absent.
- Completes annual mandatory education and accepts responsibility for developing education plan in meeting learning needs with nurse manager.
- Demonstrates ability to accept and respond to feedback regarding clinical and professional issues from peers and nurse manager and utilizes the feedback to improve practice and skill.
- Promotes improvement of unit program through individual, committee, or quality assurance activities i.e., completing patient profiles, task force membership, quality assurance monitoring, and unit based supporting activities.
- Assists in maintaining a clean, safe and respectful environment.
- Demonstrates assertive, professional and constructive communication to other members of the healthcare team and demonstrates overall teamwork spirit.
- Utilizes professional problem-solving techniques to manage conflict.
- Clinical Skills: Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population. Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse.
- Provides, or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient and respectful manner
- Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff utilizing the principles of Tufts Medical Center service standards
- Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner
- Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardize equipment is ready for use
- Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
- Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
- Maintains patient and family confidentially at all times
- Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned
- Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff
- Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures
- Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab
- Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure
- Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse
- Performs 12 lead EKG
- Connects monitoring equipment to patient under the direction of the nurse
- Cares for patient belongings. Completes belongings list
- Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication
- Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed
- Assists with patient care procedures as directed by the nurse, using proper body mechanics and ensuring patient dignity
- Performs and documents patient’s admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse
- Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being cared for
- Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action
- Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines
- Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed
- Promotes quality, safety, regulatory and patient and family satisfaction
- The clinical care technician contributes to a positive work environment by maintaining open communications with others.
- Introduces self to patients and family, asking patients and family how they would prefer to be addressed
- Supports and promotes open communication with co-workers to ensure a positive environment
- Negotiates all scheduled breaks with nurse to ensure adequate coverage to meet the patient and unit needed
- The clinical care technician performs tasks to ensure a clean, clutter-free and safe work environment for patients and staff
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment for patients and staff
- Cleansand stocks equipment and supplies to ensure adequate par levels to meet patients’ needs
- Reports non-functioning equipment and other environmental problems to the appropriate individuals in a timely manner
- Appropriately and safely utilizes equipment common to the clinical area
- Promotes responsible and efficient use of resources
- Covers for the Unit Coordinator in answering the telephone, call lights and greeting visitors to the unit
- As a member of the hospital community, the clinical care technician participates in the patient-family centered model of care, continually improving environment.
- Maintains attendance standard as per policy
- Begins work at the assigned time and remains until the end of the assigned shift
- Completes mandatory education requirements
- Uses resources appropriately and in a cost effective manner
- Attends educational offerings when staffing on the floor allow.
- Attendsand participates in unit based staff meetings when appropriate. If unable to attend, reads and initials minutes
- Notifies the nurse whenever he/she leaves unit
- Maintains positive customer relations in all interactions
- Demonstrated skill in developing helpful relationships with patients, families and staff.
- Ability to use a variety of medical equipment necessary in the delivery of quality patient care.
- Knowledge of growth and development
- Provide age appropriate communication
Qualifications
EDUCATION- Graduate of college program with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, sociology or related human service field.
- Current BLS Certification required.
- Patient care skills acquired through one year of previous direct patient care experience preferred.
- Prolonged, extensive, or considerable sitting/standing/walking
- Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
- Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections
- Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
- Handle emergency and crisis situations
- Subjected to irregular hours
- May have contact with hazardous materials
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:
Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Tufts Medical Center reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.
COVID-19 POLICY:Please note that effective October 1, 2021, as a condition of employment at Tufts Medical Center, all employees and new hires must have received their complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, unless they have been granted an exemption.
Vacancy expired!