Patient Care Tech - Emergency Dept, Per Diem Nights, Willingboro

Position Responsibilities

• Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport.
• Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
• Performs technical duties as directed by RN/LPN, such as vital signs, point of care testing, bladder scanning, and foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
• May perform phlebotomy and EKG’s, if certified.
• Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN/LPN and responds appropriately.

Position Qualifications

• Required / Experience Required:
• Demonstrates required knowledge of basic patient care skills, procedures and standards.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Required Education: High School Diploma or Grade Equivalent Diploma (GED) required. Must have successfully completed a PCT course, a fundamentals nursing course in an RN program, Certified Nursing Assistant program, or have worked an equivalent of 1 year of direct patient care.
• Training/Certifications/Licensure: BLS certification. Phlebotomy training/education is required for the Emergency Department positions.

Benefits

• Medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance.
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement).
• Paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Tuition assistance.
• An employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.

Salary

$19.54 - $29.20 Hourly