Clinical Technician - Telemetry/Neurology
About the role
Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital. Tradition Hospital’s Telemetry/Neurology Unit provides exceptional care and monitoring of patients with neurological needs. Telemetry caregivers may clean and shave a patient’s skin to place electrodes, replace electrodes daily, change batteries in a telemetry device, help someone when their monitor’s alarm sounds and explain telemetry to patients. By joining this team as a Clinical Technician, you will support your fellow caregivers and medical staff by providing patients with top-quality care. Under the supervision of an RN, you will utilize your technical and applicable skills to enhance the patient experience and create a welcoming, healing environment. Helping patients with seemingly simple tasks like self-care can make a meaningful difference in their lives, offering a unique opportunity to truly take pride in your work. Come join the Cleveland Clinic team and find your place within one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Responsibilities
- Clean and shave a patient’s skin to place electrodes
- Replace electrodes daily
- Change batteries in a telemetry device
- Help someone when their monitor’s alarm sounds
- Explain telemetry to patients
- Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN (including vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and further technical skills of phlebotomy)
- Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to an RN
- Assist with keeping patients’ rooms