Critical Care Tech & Health Unit Secretary
Salt Lake City, Utah
Critical Care Tech:• Assisted during sterile bedside procedures, ie., placement of central line & chest tubes as well as cardiac & respiratory arrest situations.• Assisted nurses in caring for patients during all types of procedures and patient care activities; other duties as needed.• Changed and tracked arterial and central line dressings, monitored for signs of infection, per unit protocol; arterial line blood draws; • Set up monitors for acute/invasive monitoring; solved problems with bedside & portable monitors.• Assured unit readiness for emergent situations (defibrillator charged, intubation kit cleaned, stocked and updated crash cart, etc.), kept sterile supplies & bedside carts stockedHealth Unit Secretary:• Answered main unit phone, transferred calls and relayed messages in a timely and professional manner. • Managed patient charts and information (new, old and ongoing): organized consultation, lab, and diagnostic study reports. • Ordered diagnostic tests, labs, dietary, unit supplies, etc. via computer database.