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The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse(s) and performs tasks and duties which do not require a license, professional judgment or intervention. The PCT must pass the required competencies. The PCT works within the Department of Nursing standards. The PCT adheres to UAMS clinical programs, policies, procedures and standards and guest care guidelines.
- Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition; Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
- Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
- Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
- Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
- Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
- Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
- Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
- Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
- Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
- Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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- Provides direct supervision for a group of infants, toddlers, or preschoolers
- Provides quality direct patient care for a group of young children including serving mealtimes, assisting with feeding, diapering and dressing.
- Provides developmentally appropriate behavioral guidance within daily scheduled activities.
- Establishes exciting learning environments for young children and applies curriculum to address the objectives contained in each child’s treatment plan.
- Follows the direction of the Early Childhood Development Specialist to provide individualized developmental services in assigned treatment rooms in a manner that is child-centered, family focused, and demonstrates evidence-based or best practice.
- Completes documentation and tasks compliant with guidelines set forth by KIDS FIRST, UAMS, and other accrediting organizations.
- May perform other duties as assigned based on clinic need.
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- Perform testing of patient samples, interprets, reviews and prepares patient test results for review by the Supervisor and/or Medical Director. May or may not be trained on all benches but is progressively increasing in knowledge and experience
- Maintains all aspects of QC and QA relevant to the CAP certification standards
- Assist in employee/student training, employee competency assigned
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
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Project Management
- Operationalizes data management processes including data processing, system development, system validation and system implementation.
- Identifies, reports and prevents or mitigates project risks.
- Provides progress reports on system development, system validation, system implementation, data collection and data processing.
- Monitors data and workflow processes to mitigate project risks.
- Tracks production and communicate problems/backlogs to the project team and management.
- Calculates and monitors productivity standards and process metrics.
- Uses metrics and study parameters to project data volume and resource needs.
- Serves as primary point of contact for the study sponsor and the principal investigator.
- Holds regular data management and informatics team meetings to communicate project information.
- Communicates project status to study and department leadership.
- Represents data management and informatic in project-related cross-functional meetings.
Documentation Processes
- Designs and maintains research study forms for use by peers and other team members.
- Creates and maintains study form instructions, medical record abstraction guidelines and data processing operations used by peers and other team members.
- Creates the study protocols, data dictionaries, forms and documents to create basic logical data models.
- Creates and selects the written procedures, study protocols, interviews and observations used by peers and other team members to create data and workflow diagrams.
- Maintains standardized data management documentation including: data definitions, logical data models, functional specifications of information systems used, data access and control procedures and associated records, audit findings and corrective/preventative action responses.
Technical Processes
- Creates basic logical data models and workflow diagrams.
- Develops data screens, error checks and workflows in proprietary and open-source data systems.
- Inputs, imports and reconciles study data.
- Identifies and resolves data discrepancies.
- Selects the controlled terminologies and standards; codes data using standard terminologies, data transformation and data profiling.
- Develops data screens, error checks and workflow in proprietary and open source systems.
- Creates and maintains functional specifications for data systems including screens, data structure, data discrepancy identification and resolution, system interfaces, automated data processing, algorithms and workflow.
- Performs and manages functional user acceptance testing and usability testing for information systems and system interfaces.
- Creates specifications for and oversee the development, testing and distribution of study reports.
- Writes SQL code to produce ad-hoc reports.
- Prepares and makes presentations to UAMS and external faculty.
- Monitors data quality and completeness.
- Respond to internal and external audits by initiating corrective and preventative actions, when necessary.
Customer service
- Interacts with and assists the public and co-workers in a professional and friendly manner.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills; communicates accurate and complete information; maintains strict confidentiality when necessary.
- Demonstrates positive working relationships with co-workers, management team, and ancillary departments; follows the Core Concepts of Patient and Family Centered Care and the Basic Code of Conduct Guidelines.
- Assists internal and external stakeholders as needed with exceptional customer service.
May perform other duties as assigned.
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- Serves as the technical resource to staff during working and non-working hours.
- Carries a pager at all times and responds to calls in a timely manner.
- Due to the critical nature of transplant products, facility and certain equipment are being monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Supervisor serves as the first line of call for the alarms and timely response is required in order to prevent potential loss of patient products.
- Maintains sufficient and current knowledge of technical procedures, policies and applicability of respective regulations and standards including but not limited to FDA s Good Laboratory Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Tissue practices regulations as well as standards set by other accreditation agencies including but not limited to FACT, FACT/Netcord, CAP, CLIA.
- Ensures proper documentation of deviations, initiates investigations and assists quality assurance in evaluating possible causes, identify corrective actions and assist in timely implementation.
- Identifies quality and process improvement projects and leads the development and implementation of such projects.
- Assists in developing and implementing training programs, ensures staff is trained and competent in performing duties, maintains up to date training and competency records, identifies improvement areas for training of individual staff or program as a whole.
- Completes performance reviews, manages personnel issues, interviews new applicants and assists in the hiring and disciplinary action process.
- Coordinates daily laboratory activities including but not limited to scheduling, workflow, and efficient distribution of clinical products or specific projects, completion of procedures and reports in timely manner. (Sudden schedule changes are routine in this laboratory environment due to variable nature of products, patient conditions and possible delays in receipt of products from around the world).
- Maintains frequent and timely communication with collection and clinic staff regarding schedule changes and ensure flow of information to appropriate laboratory staff.
- Writes and revises technical standard operating procedures and policies including SOPs written by other staff to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Demonstrates extensive working and theoretical knowledge of current stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies including but not limited to procurement, processing, testing, storage and transplantation.
- Knowledge of various cell sources such as bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells and cord blood is essential for understanding the rationale behind methods.
- Oversees all required activities related to quality control, proficiency testing, supply availability, equipment quality control and maintenance are completed in timely manner in order to maintain regulatory compliance as well as provide patients with high quality and safe products.
- Responsible for completion of procedure and equipment validation studies following defined plan and in a timely manner.
- Assists in transfer of novel technologies, guides and mentors staff in performance and timely completion of assigned projects.
- Implements procedures/policies defined by internal or external study sponsors on various clinical trials that may differ from standard operating procedures of MDACC Cell Therapy Laboratory.
- Communicates with physicians/investigators, nurses, donor coordinators, internal and external testing laboratories and/or transplant facilities to ensure timely quality patient care.
- Maintains confidentiality of highly sensitive strategic and personnel-related information.
- Performs other duties as required.
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- Process payroll for multiple departments within Campus Operations.
- Responsible for all communications and problems associated with payroll, including employee separation.
- Responsible for all human resource actions for Maintenance and Operations (about 200 employees).
- Assist with registering employees for classes.
- Assist with progressive discipline processing, terminations and employee clearance process.
- Develop and implement office procedures necessary to meet departmental objectives.
- Process IDT’s, purchase requisitions,and departmental billing.
- Process documentation for travel authorizations and expenses.
- Reconcile the BTA transactions on a monthly basis.
- Organize, create agendas, and attend meetings related to departmental functions.
- Prepare reports as needed.
- Distribute mail and schedule conference.
- Assist in identifying, implementing and driving efficiency in office systems, and work flows. Assists in developing or revising policies, procedures, and directives based on research findings; submits to supervisor for approval.
- Other duties as assigned
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- Responsible for assisting in coordination and indexing of outside records received via Trace, our virtual fax.
- Ensures that all requests are sent to the appropriate in-box of Trace and creates a referral shell for all new requests.
- Ensures that scheduled appointments have outside records scanned to the Electronic Patient Folder (EPF) and available to providers prior to the scheduled appointment.
- Monitors and forward health information requests to appropriate areas within the institution.
- Keeps abreast of developments in the Health Information Management field through professional activities, continuing education and other related activities.
- Monitors and updates the correspondence logging system for all requests on a daily basis; provides daily statistics to supervisor.
- Coordinates and maintains reschedule request activities and maintains logs and provides manager with daily statistics to ensure that staffing levels reflect workload requirements.
- Periodically is assigned special projects and related duties.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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- Prepares patients for procedures by reviewing medical history, draping and positioning the patient, preparing procedural/testing sites and administering contrast media and/or medications within scope of practice.
- Assists physician with performing diagnostic and therapeutic vascular interventional procedures.
- Performs related imaging procedures.
- Analyzes results and takes appropriate action to resolve image quality issues.
- Educates patient regarding procedures, equipment, and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation.
- Assists with monitoring patient condition continually and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
- Prepares equipment and supplies.
- Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
- Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
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- Maintains and implements STRIVE goals and objectives through planning recreational activities and observing children in the program.
- Monitors children’s health and safety during recreational activities.
- Acts as a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse and neglect.
- Supervises children in classroom, in corridors, in restrooms, in cafeteria and the playground.
- Maintains a safe environment and keeps equipment and materials in good repair.
- Responsible for recreational inventory.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse(s) and performs tasks and duties which do not require a license, professional judgment or intervention. The PCT must pass the required competencies. The PCT works within the Department of Nursing standards. The PCT adheres to UAMS clinical programs, policies, procedures and standards and guest care guidelines.
- Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition; Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
- Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
- Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
- Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
- Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
- Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
- Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
- Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
- Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
- Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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- Must be detail oriented for conducting his/her daily duty.
- Must follow instructions, and learn new techniques quickly.
- Daily duty for the position also includes general lab maintenance (i.e., equipment and apparatus), ordering, and inventory organization.
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- Conducts patient interviews.
- Collecting patient data.
- Measures vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height).
- Update information on patients' Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Perform EKG's and dressing changes.
- Draws and collects blood samples.
- Assist provider with procedures and examinations ( with the exception of medication handling)
- Prepares specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Prepares treatment rooms for examination.
- Performs administrative tasks by registering and scheduling patients for appointments, procedures, referrals, consults, and/or tests.
- Responding appropriately to the requirements of third-party payers requesting medical records and surgery scheduling.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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- Operates CT imaging equipment and post-processing of data.
- Handles patients.
- Performs Venipuncture.
- Uses EPIC.
- Participates in On-call and holiday coverage.
- Communicates with patients, physicians, clinics, and other services in the hospital in an effective, professional, and courteous manner.
- Other duties as assigned.
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- Interprets guideline manual and professional communication with a variety of healthcare providers and abstracts clinical data elements from patient records.
- Assists with compliance for licensure and accreditation by providing education, and expertise in interpreting regulations and standard requirements, especially those related to performance improvement and patient safety.
- monitors assigned projects for effectiveness of services, quality and appropriateness of care, cost containment, patient safety and risk reduction issues.
- Conducts audits and studies to assess and monitor the quality of care delivered and to meet regulatory requirements and reports findings.
- Maintains databases for storing and tracking data needed to fulfill job assignments, such as benchmarking and performance improvement activities.
- Participates in performance improvement projects to increase high quality, cost-effective methods of practice.
- Provides information and education on quality and performance improvement processes to medical and hospital staff.
- Coordinates peer review activities for the Medical Staff credentialing process in accordance with hospital policies and medical staff by-laws.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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The duties of the Anesthesia Tech contribute in the effort to further the mission of UAMS: to improve the health and health care of Arkansans. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans.
- Assembly of set-ups and preparing machines and equipment for use
- Performing basic tests of machines and trouble-shooting problems with machines
- Cleaning, replacing tubing, stocking carts and general turn-over of rooms between and after cases
- Performing blood tests
- Taking care of residents and staff needs as a member of the operating room team
- Follows directions and instructions from the Anesthesia staff and the OR coordinator
- Models the Core Values of UAMS – Integrity, Respect, Diversity, Teamwork, Creativity, and Excellence in compliance with company guidelines.
- Performs related responsibilities as required or assigned.
PRN Applicants will report to an assigned Clinical Services Manager
PRN Applicant’s Work history will be screened to match the position in which they have applied for.
PRN Maximum allowable hours in a floating year is 1000.
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- Designs printed materials, advertising and graphics that maintain the strategic tone and style consistent with the brand.
- Effectively manages workload and deadlines to complete assigned jobs.
- Collaborates with clients, marketing leadership, communications writers and creative director to develop creative products that delivers upon desired goals.
- Projects include the design of magazines, brochures, invitations, programs, annual reports, posters, logos, directories, maps, newsletters, fliers, direct mail, print ads, outdoor, digital ads and more targeting both academic and clinical audiences.
- Works as a team player who is competent at producing a high volume of quality work.
- Obtains interdepartmental approvals and manages client approval process, to manage deadlines.
- Completes projects by coordinating and directing photo shoots, refining final images, working with writers and other designers and by providing critical printing information to production manager to ensure jobs are completed by deadline.
- Serves as a mentor to junior team members to ensure the brand is correctly communicated to all internal and external audiences.
- Keeps files organized, filed according to department guidelines and accessible.
- Inputs time and closes out jobs in a timely manner.
- Maintains open and customer-service centered communications with clients. Approaches problem solving with the end user in mind.
- Ensures quality control by seeing projects through with attention to detail — from concept, design and production through completion and delivery.
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- Work under the supervision of Principal Investigator and Research Coordinator to prepare intervention packages.
- Refer and retain participants in the study.
- Correspond with participants on regular basis.
- Deliver the intervention.
- Keep adequate records of participants.
- Complete all process tracking and other documents that help us track intervention activities.
- Collect relevant data from project participants.
- Participate in regular project meetings and trainings.
- Provide timely communications to the team to problem-solve issues.
- Provide written and oral project updates on progress.
- Communicate regularly with the study team on recruitment, retention, and data collection progress.
- Work with study team to develop and implement secure systems for assuring the quality, confidentiality, and safety of the data.
- Work with study team to maintain appropriate study logs, process tracking, records, and databases.
- Work with study team to proactively problem-solve issues, develop appropriate solutions, and assist study team when needed.
- Work with the Investigator Team to develop regular reports of study progress and preliminary data.
- Other duties may be assigned to this position.
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The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse(s) and performs tasks and duties which do not require a license, professional judgment or intervention. The PCT must pass the required competencies. The PCT works within the Department of Nursing standards. The PCT adheres to UAMS clinical programs, policies, procedures and standards and guest care guidelines.
- Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition; Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
- Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
- Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
- Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
- Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
- Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
- Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
- Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
- Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
- Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse(s) and performs tasks and duties which do not require a license, professional judgment or intervention. The PCT must pass the required competencies. The PCT works within the Department of Nursing standards. The PCT adheres to UAMS clinical programs, policies, procedures and standards and guest care guidelines.
- Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition; Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
- Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
- Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
- Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
- Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
- Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
- Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
- Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
- Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
- Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
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The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse(s) and performs tasks and duties which do not require a license, professional judgment or intervention. The PCT must pass the required competencies. The PCT works within the Department of Nursing standards. The PCT adheres to UAMS clinical programs, policies, procedures and standards and guest care guidelines.
- Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition; Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
- Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
- Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
- Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
- Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
- Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
- Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
- Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
- Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
- Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
