Patient Care Technician-Bayshore-Tele-Per Diem-Days
Company: Hackensack Meridian Health
Location: Holmdel
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At
Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better,
healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a
culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are
team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.
It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for
our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our
mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive
change.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial,
education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of
the guests/patients served in assigned service
- Provide for effective and safe guest/patients outcomes through
practice, judgment and critical actions
- Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and
other members of the health care team regarding patient's status
and rendered care
- Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement [PI]
activities Specific Job Functions may include but not limited to:
- Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification
bracelets.
- Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical
examination and procedures.
- Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient
satisfaction.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care
appropriate to age of patients on the unit.
- Obtains clinical data, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood
pressure, O2 saturation and documents findings in patient record
and notifies RN immediately of abnormal results.
- Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through
geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques,
assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite
throughput of patients.
- Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests
- Demonstrates a reliable and dependable ability to follow
through with designated responsibilities in the collecting,
labeling, and transporting of specimens to the proper area at the
appropriate time: always correctly labels type of specimen
collected, including patients name and room number.
- Performs EKG for patients as directed.
- Applies bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia
blankets according to standard as directed by RN.
- Assists in the transport of patient to departments or units
upon request.
- Assists with preparation as necessary assuring the patient is
assisted with meals/ or fed as needed.
- Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as
directed.
- Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including
bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed
making.
- Assists the patients with dressing/undressing and placing
patient belongings in the appropriate bag labeled with completed
property checklist. Monitors the return of clothing to family of
patient.
- Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other
specimens as directed.
- Provides post mortem care
- Obtains and documents patient weights and observes and
documents patient's intake and output.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of
behavior.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or
GED equivalent programs.
- Completion of one of the following:
- Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care
Technician program or
- Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of
nursing or
- HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program or
- Equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home
Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant.
- Note: Candidates that have not completed one of the programs
but meets the other requirements will be considered for selection
into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program. If selected, the candidate
will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful
completion of the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program the candidate will
be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification (must be
obtained during the first 60 days of employment) If you feel that
the above description speaks directly to your strengths and
capabilities, then please apply today!
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza
Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to
send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health
network who may have current openings that fit your skills and
experience.
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