Patient Care Technician - Orthopedics, Trauma, Spine (3RC) - 100% Night Shifts

Description

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking Patient Care Technicians for the Orthopedics, Trauma, Spine Unit (3RC) within the Medical Surgical Services (MSS) Division. Our Medical-Surgical Services Division is one of the largest in the hospital, with more than 260 of our 811 beds assigned to medical-surgical care settings.

This is a 48-bed adult surgical unit focusing on the care of orthopedics, trauma, and spine patients. Our staff is full of motivated individuals that are passionate about the quality of care they provide.

The Orthopedics, Trauma, Spine team believes it is our responsibility to provide patient centered care that will enable our patients and their families to cope with the physiological and psychological aspects of their illness or injury. We believe that exceptional care of our patient embodies excellent clinical skills intertwined with compassionate care to achieve maximum quality of life.

The pulse of our unit is teamwork for the sake of holistic patient-centered care and a healthy work environment. This allows our staff to thrive and grow both personally and professionally by providing all necessary resources for staff to excel and achieve their career goals.

Unit Staff Provides Care for Patients Who Experience :

• Traumas / Orthopedic Injuries (motor vehicle accidents, fractures, skeletal traction, etc.)
• Reconstructive joint surgery (hip, knee, shoulder)
• Osteosarcoma removal and reconstruction
• Spine surgery
• Hand surgery
• Foot and Ankle surgery
• Amputations
• Sports injuries
• Young adult hip preservation procedures

We are looking seeking Patient Care Techs to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

Percent of Time : 100%, 40 hours per week

Schedule : Night Shifts, will include a weekend rotation and holiday rotation as assigned

Location : Iowa City, IA

Compensation : Merit Pay Plan

Benefits Highlights :

Qualifications

Minimum Eligibility Requirements :

Please include a resume with your submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Tiffany Perkins at tiffany-perkins@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential / education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.