Northern Arizona Healthcare

Patient Care

• Assist with patient care under the supervision of the charge nurse, clinical manager, and/or director
• Maintain department cleanliness and clean up after treatments
• Assist patients with transfers, wheelchair transfers, compression garments, mobility, therapeutic exercises, toileting, dressing removal, and activities of daily living
• Observe skin integrity and report problem areas to supervising clinicians
• Assist with catheter and IV removal and phlebotomy within scope of practice
• Prioritize and problem-solve in response to changes in patient status or condition
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare professionals to support appropriate staffing and quality patient care
• Assess patient care needs accurately and serve as a resource to other staff
• Assist physicians with order entry into the EMR as needed
• Follow isolation precautions, bloodborne pathogen procedures, and safety policies
• For Discharge PCT: assist patients in and out of vehicles, reinforce discharge instructions, coordinate with interdisciplinary teams and community agencies, document in the EMR, secure DME, and support access to health-related services
• Answer and prioritize administrative telephone calls and obtain accurate caller information
• Assist with orientation and training of new PCT staff
• Maintain unit documents, charts, and copies of charts; assist the charge nurse with clerical duties
• Document objective patient data, care provided, and abnormal findings reported to supervising clinicians
• Report safety incidents through the Midas/RDE tool and monitor the work environment for safety issues
• Comply with state and federal regulations, company policies, and required training

Patient Care Technician – Med Surg Telemetry

General

• Coordinate care for patients and their families
• Provide direct patient care, patient and family education, and discharge planning
• Assess patient health information, conditions, needs, and progress
• Identify outcomes and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care
• Provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered care
• Perform aseptic techniques and maintain sterile fields
• Apply disinfection, sterilization, and infection-control principles
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals
• Assist with procedures and patient transportation throughout the hospital
• Participate in evidence-based practice, research, in-service education, mentoring, and colleague/student education
• Maintain accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses
• Report safety incidents and monitor the work environment for safety issues
• Provide leadership to ancillary personnel as team leader and preceptor

RN Med Surg Telemetry

Pharmacist

• Perform clinical services to optimize drug therapy and document clinical interventions
• Provide medication therapy management using protocols including pharmacokinetics, parenteral nutrition, serum creatinine, and therapeutic drug monitoring
• Advise physicians on formulary medications and alternative therapeutic options
• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals
• Participate in code arrest response and assure medication availability
• Identify, prevent, and investigate adverse drug reactions and medication errors
• Provide drug-related patient counseling information
• Review and interpret physician orders for incompatibilities, interactions, duplicates, and contraindications
• Contact nursing personnel and prescribers regarding drug-order questions
• Dispense and label oral medications and IV solutions
• Use electronic health records, automated dispensing machines, compounders, unit dosing, tube systems, and clinical decision support/data mining tools
• Process patient charges and credits
• Assist with maintaining drug supplies from vendors
• Manage legal and professional controls on controlled substances
• Verify physical inventory and document controlled-substance waste
• Supervise and organize supportive personnel
• Report adverse drug reactions, medication errors, and good catches
• Assist in training new pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Follow regulatory, organizational, hospital, and departmental safety policies
• Maintain current certifications and licenses and complete mandatory training
• Report safety incidents through the Midas/RDE tool and participate in safety training

Patient Care Technician – Med Surg Telemetry

RN Med Surg Telemetry

Inpatient Pharmacist