Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Medical Technologist with HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Job Summary and Qualifications
Provides respiratory care therapies and procedures to all age groups of patients in all areas of the hospital.
What you will do in this role:
Applies respiratory care modalities and procedures to a group of patients. Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other disciplines as required and adjusts the plan of care as necessary to ensure optimal service.
Effectively identifies predictable problems and plans assigned tasks as needed.
Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates activities to facilitate appropriate responses.
Communicates the patient's condition and/or change to appropriate staff and/or physician, as needed.
Ensure appropriate delivery of cardiopulmonary/patient care for a group of patients according to policy and procedure.
Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusting assignments as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.
Prioritizes and plans all work steps to ensure success; considers time, supplies and support required from other individuals and departments in setting up work plan and completing duties.
Provides pertinent shift report to other members of the team.
Participates and facilitates in the case management process and cost containment for patients.
Make appropriate referrals upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
Consider all available options and makes appropriate decisions.
Assists in the containment of hospital costs through appropriate use of supplies, recovery of patient charges, and conservation of supplies.
Assists in the evaluation of patients for appropriate level of care and communicates with others on health care team.
Communicates pertinent information regarding patient's progress and discharge planning needs to appropriate hospital and medical staff.
Evaluates patient progress in light of the plan of care and coordinates care to achieve desired outcomes.
Cooperates with other personnel to achieve Department objectives and maintain good employee relations and collaborative integration of the health care team.
Maintains harmonious relationship with staff members, providing support and assistance to ensure quality customer service.
Demonstrates attitude of cooperation and professionalism.
Demonstrates flexibility in working hours and days scheduled in order to meet needs of the department.
Seeks and accepts input from Directors/ Supervisors regarding interpersonal relationships that affect the department's harmony and serviceability.
Demonstrates accountability for direct patient care and evaluation of patient outcomes.
Follows established procedures for all treatments, performance of procedures, and medication administration.
Assures the patient treatment plan is followed.
Implements prescribed treatments accurately and in timely manner.
Evaluates patient response/outcomes to procedures performed, treatments medication administration and other aspects of the treatment plan.
Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates activities to facilitate appropriate responses.
What qualifications you will need:
(MLS) Medical Laboratory Scientist, or (M-ASCP) Technologist in Microbiology, or (C-ASCP) Technologist in Chemistry, or (BB-ASCP) Technologist in Blood Banking, or Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
No Travel Required
2 years experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-north-cypress) , a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, is a 165+ bed, general acute care hospital , founded in 2006 by local physicians who wanted to create a sophisticated, patient-friendly healthcare environment for their community. We strive to provide world-class healthcare to patients throughout Cypress, TX and Northwest Houston . HCA Houston North Cypress provides comprehensive services utilizing the latest in medical technology and equipment. We employ well-respected area physicians and aim to provide an upscale five-star hotel-like ambiance with the comfort of those we care for in mind. Our services include a 20+ bed unit ICU, robotic-assisted surgery, orthopedic care, joint replacement surgery, cancer care, advanced wound care services using hyperbaric medicine, advanced breast cancer screening and imaging, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Medical Technologist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
