Current Department Employees: Patient Care Tech/Unit Clerk - Med/Surg

About the role

This is a full-time, day shift opportunity. Performs direct patient care activities and related clerical and non-technical duties. Assists in the maintenance of a safe environment. Performs cardiac monitoring for patients on telemetry. Performs receptionist duties on the patient care unit. Functions as communication source, prepares and compiles records in unit.

Responsibilities

• Assists with ECG recording during code blues or cardioversions
• Checks for outdates on crash cart and par supplies
• Assists in the preparation of patient rooms and beds
• Assists in and accompanies patient if necessary in the admission, transfer and discharge procedure
• Receives report from nurse at beginning of shift
• Performs personal direct care and general services to and for patients
• Performs routine treatment procedures
• Assists licensed staff in complicated treatment procedures
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake/output measurements
• Prepares patient for meals, serves and removes trays, assists with meals or feeds patient
• Answers call light; attends to patients
• Maintains a clean and safe environment especially in patient rooms
• Assists patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property
• Collects and transports specimens
• Practices cost effective use of supplies
• Follows established procedure for obtaining, charging and return of patient equipment to designated department
• Performs cardiac monitoring for patients on telemetry
• Provides ECG monitoring and notifies RN of any changes in rhythm
• Records and measures ECG tracings every 4 hours
• Maintains patient records
• Prepares charts for admissions, transfer and discharge
• Compiles and distributes reports
• Maintains appropriate report sheets (Lab, Census)
• Requisitions supplies
• Answers questions from a variety of people (patients, family visitors, visitors)
• Answers telephones and gives information to callers or routes as appropriate
• Uses interpersonal communication strategies that are perceived as positive
• Identifies and reports patient related or staff related problems
• Enters and retrieves data from computer, operates various business machines
• This position may require on-call and call-back dependent on unit census
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior
• Complies with System policies and procedures
• Other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications

• Education and experience: None
• Licenses, certifications: None
• Other experience/qualifications required: Knowledge of medical terminology; Satisfactory completion of a basic arrhythmia course within 6 months of employment
• Preferred: Previous acute care experience and current enrollment in an accredited nursing school

Pay

Rate of Pay: $26.42/hour + DOE

Schedule

Full-time, day shift