Patient Care Technician, Cardiovascular Medical Surgical Telemetry, Days

Responsibilities

• Patient & Visitor Interactions / Customer Service / Hourly Rounding: Answer patient call lights, answer phones, assist visitors, perform purposeful hourly rounding.
• Patient Safe Handling / Ambulation / Repositioning: Learn patient safe handling skills, assist in ambulation, assist in transferring, lifting, and repositioning patients using Safe Patient Handling equipment.
• Basic Nursing Care / ADLs: Assist patients with personal care needs including bathing, grooming, oral care, eating, feeding, using bedpan or urinal, positioning, answering and responding to patient call lights, bed making, etc., under the supervision of a RN/LPN.
• Patient Safe Handling / Ambulation / Repositioning: Perform procedures under the direction of the nurse, explain and perform procedures, notify appropriate personnel of responses and questions, collect non-sterile specimens, perform point of care patient blood sugar testing, promote and maintain skin integrity.
• Care Companion / Sitter / Observer: Remain with a patient as a means to keep the patient safe.
• Department Specific Tasks: Support the nursing team by performing indirect patient care activities such as restocking equipment/linens, cleaning equipment, answering and relaying telephone calls, filing and maintaining records, retrieving and delivering supplies, specimens, instruments, test results, etc.

Requirements

• Education: Completion of an accredited certified nursing assistant (CNA) training course preferred; completion of at least one nursing clinical rotation in medical or surgical nursing preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider issued by either American Heart Association if not current or does not have certification, required to be obtained within the employee’s introductory period (within 90 days of hire date).
• Experience: No Experience Required.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal skills including teamwork, ability to prioritize, ability to receive and follow through on directions; demonstrates concern for and commitment to the welfare of our patient and families; required to attend an in-depth orientation regarding patient care skill tasks; each employee is trained and is expected to observe all fire and safety procedures and patient experience standards.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: When in the clinical environment, must utilize appropriate patient movement equipment for patient-lifting and transfers when the transfer is a non-emergency situation. In an urgent event, may need to assist with lifting up to 50 pounds. When applicable, wear an N95 mask/PAPR and other PPE.
• Technical Skills: Basic computer skills required.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Plan: Potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance.
• Premium pay: Shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job.
• Incentive pay: Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Career Pathways: Promote Professional Growth and Development.
• Variety of Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Free Parking.
• Wellness Program Savings Plan.
• Health Savings Account Options.
• Roth IRA with Company Match.
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay.
• Community Involvement Opportunities.