Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

Employment Type : Part Time

Shift: Evenings

Position Purpose:

The ED Patient Care Specialist provides care to patients in the ED under the supervision of the registered nurse. This care focuses primarily on personal hygiene, nutritional needs, and activities of daily living. The ED Specialist performs receptionist, secretarial, housekeeping, and restocking duties and serves as communication liaison in the department. With excellent customer service skills, the ED Patient Care Specialist performs sterile and non-sterile specimen collection (phlebotomy and straight catheterizations) upon the completion of skill competency validation in accordance to MercyOne North Iowa policy and procedure guidelines.

What you will Do:

• Assists with patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, social and education needs and supports the patient's plan of care throughout patient’s stay.

• Effectively communicates pertinent patient changes/conditions to the Registered Nurse and multidisciplinary team to achieve desired patient outcomes, and documents in the electronic/paper medical record in an accurate/timely manner.

• Provides for patient comfort, safety, and protects dignity, privacy and confidentiality.

• Communicates with internal/external customers/colleagues in a courteous, positive, empathic and professional manner, and accepts assignments willingly.

• Attends and participates in departmental/organizational meetings, in-services and educational opportunities. Department meeting attendance requirement: 80% with 50% in person if department meetings are available by webinar

• Serves as a steward for the hospital’s human and material resources. Meets productivity expectations of unit/department as defined by unit manager. Utilizes and maintains appropriate supplies in department. Supports staffing needs for patient care in multiple units, as needed, while being flexible with schedule and hours.

• Adapts positively to the ever-changing health care environment by supporting technology and process changes. Willing to learn new things, is open to change and maintain a calm, positive manner under stressful conditions.

• Performs technical skills as delegated. Demonstrates proficiency in the use of equipment and patient care procedures to include catheterizations in accordance with MercyOne's policy and procedural guidelines.

Hours/Schedule:

Part Time 12hrs a week, Evening Shift 3pm - 11:30pm

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required .

• AND one of the following:

• Successful completion of formal Nurse Aid course/training verified through transcript or original program certificate of complete, required.

• OR Currently enrolled in an A.D.N., B.S.N., program with successful completion of first semester of A.D.N. program; OR first year completion of nursing courses in BSN; ORGraduate of an A.D.N., Diploma, BSN; MA, Surgical Tech or LPN program; OR EMS, or EMT.

• OR Registered on State of Iowa Nurse Aide registry listing as “Active” or eligible, preferred.

• OR Hired into MercyOne North Iowa TNAP program

• Nursing Assistant experience preferred

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/northiowa/find-a-location/location-results) is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-new-hampton-medical-center-1) is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran