Clinical technician - family hospital department
Location
Iowa | United States
Job description
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The Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Perioperative Services Division is seeking a Clinical Technician II to work Under general supervision, operate and maintain highly specialized medical equipment for use in performance of tests and studies related to the treatment of patients and the teaching of staff personnel. Provides functional supervision as.
Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: Primarily M-F 0700-1530, no weekends, holiday or on-call rotation required
Location: Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Pay Grade: 7 -
Duties to Include:
- Prepares machines, equipment and materials for patient testing, requiring knowledge of complex medical equipment and its usage.
- Determines calibration factors and balances and calibrates equipment for tests.
- Performs technical measurements using highly specialized medical equipment to determine changing conditions of a patient.
- Records and maintains information obtained during equipment tests to facilitate interpretation of the data and meet established equipment review guidelines/protocols.
- Performs maintenance of moderately complex medical equipment to ensure operational condition at all times; assists in repairing equipment as required.
- Submits requests for major maintenance of central equipment systems and bedside equipment with unit supervisor.
- Maintains and monitors inventories of expendable supplies for use with the systems and suggests orders of new units and replacement for out-of-date equipment.
- Provides functional supervision and training to lower level clinical technicians and support staff members as required.
- Prepares and maintains emergency accessory equipment.
- Assembles emergency trays to be used for tests.
- Instructs unit personnel in the operation and maintenance of complex medical equipment.
- Escorts patients to examination rooms.
- Assists with monitoring patients to help ensure their safety and well-being.
- May assist with physical examination of patients and related treatment.
- Assists higher-level staff in performance of their duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, patients, and the public.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to collect data and maintain accurate records.
- Ability to operate and perform routine maintenance on various types of highly specialized medical equipment.
- Ability to perform calibrations of equipment. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Two years of health care experience involving direct patient care including use of specialized medical equipment at the level of a Clinical Technician I or equivalent, or a combination of related education and experience.
Application Process:
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Applicants selected for positions, if external, must be available to attend a 2-3-week orientation session Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Please contact [email protected] for questions on this position.
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