Video Monitoring Tech-2

About the role

The role involves enhancing patient safety through video monitoring and assisting in providing high-quality, cost-effective care.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs video monitoring of patients meeting video monitoring criteria.
• Documents patient's activity and interventions in the electronic medical record (EMR) every two hours.
• Maintains log indicating: name of nurse and his/her wireless phone extension assigned to each monitored patient.
• Informs appropriate caregiver(s) of any activity that places the patient at risk via his/her wireless phone.
• Communicates any imminent signs of patient risk to assigned staff via the alarm system and/or wireless phone.
• Enters and deletes patients from the video monitoring system upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Maintains clean work areas and unit equipment according to departmental procedure.
• Affords assistance in routine unit operations to ensure smooth communication and functioning of the unit.
• Ensures positive communication with other units/staff and follows up with documentation.
• Courteously answers telephone; identifying self and unit at all times.
• Relays accurate messages to appropriate receivers with follow-up documentation in a timely manner.
• Maintains HIPAA and JCAHO Standards.

Physical Requirements

• Minimal physical activity required.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Vision (corrected)/hearing within normal limits.

Working Environment

• Visually monitors several computer screens with multiple patients for sustained periods of time.
• Working closely with others.

Skills and Abilities

• Computer knowledge and skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Additional Job Description

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
• Shift: Day
• United States of America (Non-Exempt)
• Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals
• Cost Center: 305
• WVUH Neuro Psych Intensive Care CRH
• Address: 930 Chestnut Ridge Road Morgantown West Virginia
• Equal Opportunity Employer