Technician-Patient Care - DC Med/Surg 7 Tower BMH Desoto
Company: Baptist Memorial Health
Location: Southaven
Posted on: January 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Summary Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care
services under the direction of the professional registered nurse.
Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing
in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity
and rights. Responsibilities - Communicates and collaborates with
the professional registered nurse. - Performs patient care tasks
under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose
testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression
devices - Performs basic patient care services under the direction
of the RN including height & actual weights, intake & output,
retrieval of equipment & supplies, stocks patient rooms - Maintains
a conducive environment for the patient including clutter free
rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings -
Supports patient/family communication needs including answering
call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with
discharge appointments - Promotes safety including assisting with
patient mobility, safety rounds/4Ps - Promotes comfort including
providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with
meals - Transports non-monitored patients - Assists RN with
monitored and/or intubated transports - Performs other duties as
assigned Requirements, Preferences and Experience Education Minimum
: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent Experience Minimum : 1
year recent (within past 6 months) experience Licensure,
Registration, Certification Minimum : CNA Program/Certification or
AEMT/Paramedic Licensure/Certification or MA Program/Certification;
BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE About Baptist Memorial
Health Care At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who
have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every
day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching
and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and
benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South
health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a
Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared
with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs,
premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey. At
Baptist, We Offer: - Competitive salaries - Paid vacation/time off
- Continuing education opportunities - Generous retirement plan -
Health insurance, including dental and vision - Sick leave -
Service awards - Free parking - Short-term disability - Life
insurance - Health care and dependent care spending accounts -
Education assistance/continuing education - Employee referral
program Job Summary: Position: 17845 - Technician-Patient Care
Facility: BMH - Desoto Hospital Department: DC Med/Surg 7 Tower BMH
Desoto Category: Clinical Technician/Technologist Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time Work Schedule: Nights Location:
US:MS:Southaven Located in the Memphis metro area
Keywords: Baptist Memorial Health, Southaven , Technician-Patient Care - DC Med/Surg 7 Tower BMH Desoto, Healthcare , Southaven, Mississippi
