PatientSupportTechnician

**Location:** Avera McKennan Hospital **Worker Type:** PRN **Work Shift:** Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) **Pay Range:** _The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience._ $18.00 - $23.50 **Position Highlights** **You Belong at Avera** **Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.** **A Brief Overview** Responsible for providing services to support patient care. The position includes two major areas of support to patient care: Transportation of patients and equipment and providing supportive 1:1 care for patients requiring a sitter. Serve as a vital contact for patients, family, and visitors during patient transportation, and, must convey a friendly, caring, and professional attitude. Responsible for assessing needs of customers related to transportation and ensuring the customer's needs are met. **What you will do ** * Prepares and assists patient for transportation, with the help of clinical staff, consistent with the Safe Patient and Family Centered model. Maintains proper lifting technique understanding each patient’s unique limitations. * Pick-up and delivery of patient equipment and supplies. This includes patient related equipment for repair and/or routine maintenance checks. * Identifies broken and damaged equipment and follows established procedure for reporting. * Responsible for picking up contaminated items from patient care areas and transporting to Central Supply for decontamination. * Responsible for delivery and pick-up of specimens, cultures and blood samples from patient care areas, both STAT and routine. * Provides 1:1 observation and patient care duties for patients as assigned under the direction of unit nursing staff. Documents any patient care provided. * Demonstrates ability to follow through to ensure customers concerns and needs are addressed. * Identifies