Work is performed in various locations throughout a medical facility such as examination rooms, emergency rooms, patient rooms and wards, and treatment rooms. This is a single classification and not currently part of a series of classes. Employees in this class have occasional in person contact with central supply aides and stores clerks when ordering supplies or sending instruments for sterilization. They have occasional in person contact with repair people when requesting service for equipment. Work is reviewed for quality, accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with agency policies, guidelines, and regulations.
Work is assigned verbally by a charge or shift nurse or physician.
Employees in this class use their own initiative to perform ongoing patient and facility care once the initial assignment has been received. Positions require the willingness to work weekends, on-call, various shifts, or holidays. They require the willingness to maintain harmonious working relationships with patients, staff, and coworkers. They require the willingness to stand and walk for extended periods of time. They require the willingness to work with and around hot steam, gases, and caustic cleaning agents.