Job Description
**Responsibilities**
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving the city of
Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of
traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the
conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From
the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities to our
quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work.
A hospital is only as good as its employees. Thats why were looking for
professionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. Were looking
for employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care and
personal excellence. Were looking for exceptional professionals who share our
vision and values.
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- *Position: Tech MHBH(No Degree)**
- *Position Summary:**
Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the
Service Excellence Standards to all customer groups. Under the supervision of
the Director of Nursing, house supervisor, and charge nurse attends to
patients direct care needs and performs tasks as delegated. Assists in
delivering treatment, safety, and activities of daily living as part of a
multi-disciplinary treatment team. Performs duties assigned of observation
rounding, medical procedures, leads topic specific groups, manages milieu,
training new employees, documentation, and safety rounds.
**Job DutiesResponsibilities:**
- Skills Day.
- Maintain current BLS.
- Handle with Care certification current.
- Attends 80% of departmental staff meetings.
- Attends required in-service trainings.
- Demonstrate proper Infection Control procedures by consistently using
standard precautions.
7. Presents a neat, professional appearance consistent with the hospital
dress code.
8. Complies with local, state, federal and JC standards and guidelines.
9. Adheres to safety policy and procedures to promote safe work practices.
10. Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures specific to
positiondepartment.
11. Maintains proper boundaries when interacting with patients and their
families and co-workers.
12. Seeks direction or clarification from Supervisor when necessary.
13. Treats patients with respect according to patient rights and
responsibilities.
14. Communicates in a positive, compassionate and professional manner with
patients, staff and visitors.
15. Checks all mail and correspondence and responds to requests in a timely
manner.
16. Demonstrates “cultural competence” by awareness of cultural differences
and the impact of one’s own personal and professional values and attitudes
(i.e., biases, transference and
counter transference issues) on the values and attitudes of others, and
willingness to adjust to
the cultural differences of patients and families, and co-worker when working
with them.
17. Complies with hospital attendance policy.
- *Benefit Highlights:**
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation and Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retention Bonus Program
- Loan forgiveness Program
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and
healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an
impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its
inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3
billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the
World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of
America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees
and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care
hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory
care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various
related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto
Rico and the United Kingdom.
- *Qualifications**
- *Requirements:**
1. Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire or
within 30 days of start date and maintain certification throughout employment.
This must be obtained prior to providing patient care.
2. Must possess one of the following:
- 2 years’ experience providing patient care
- EMT Certification
- Medical Assistant Certification
- High School Diploma or equivalent
**Physical and Sensory Requirements:**
1. Ability to stoop, kneel, sit, stand, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull,
lift, moving about in work area and throughout hospital to accomplish tasks,
finger (i.e. pick or type), and grasp
2. Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken work, conveying
information to others in audible,
accurate and on occasion quick manner.
3. Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers.
4. Must be able to address and prioritize multiple tasks demands within
established time frames.
6. Must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise,
conversations, and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlines
regardless of case load; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet
patient and organization operating needs.
7. Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile situations when verbally
or physically confronted.
8. Must be able to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance
with clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment
and following discharge.
9. Must be able to physically assist with the restraint of patients when
necessary for the safety of the patient
and others (including holding, grasping, pushing andor pulling variable body
weight).
10. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
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_Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a subsidiary of UHS, is not accepting
unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.
Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any
employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form andor method without a
valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the
sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired
by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means._
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respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants
and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such,
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our success._
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Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Flexible hours,