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Patient Care Tech, Telemetry

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Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Entry-level / graduate
Work from: 
Pennsylvania (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

High School Diploma/GED required, Nursing Assistant Certified preferred, Basic Life Support certification required.

Key responsabilities:

  • Assist healthcare team to deliver patient care
  • Perform basic nursing tasks and vital signs
  • Maintain safe patient environment and respond to emergencies
  • Support mobility needs and transfer patients as directed
  • Communicate effectively with staff and ensure equipment safety
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Job description

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision of the professional staff the Patient Care Tech, Telemetry performs certain non-complex duties related to patient care and the functioning of the unit. The Patient Care Tech, Telemetry functions to support the staff assisting with clerical duties along with delivery of patient care to varied age groups while providing a calm, caring and clean environment. The Patient Care Tech, Telemetry is an important member of the Telemetry team.

 

The Telemetry Unit is a fast-paced, team-centric 16 private bed unit. Certified by the Joint Commission in Stroke and Heart Failure. Nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for maintaining high quality metrics in the management of Stroke, Heart Failure, and Atrial Fibrillation.

 

Essential Functions:

  • Assists other members of the healthcare team to deliver safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
  • Assists with or provides basic nursing care in order to help the nurse meet the activities of daily living for the patient
  • Assists with patient mobility needs including turning, positioning, transferring, and ambulation of patients as directed, using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive devices
  • Maintains safe patient environment
  • Responds to emergency situations within the scope of their training and performs under the direction of the nurse
  • Performs vital signs, including use of automatic blood pressure machine as directed by nursing staff
  • Under the direction of the nurse, provides basic skin care to prevent skin break breakdown and maintain or improve skin integrity
  • Answers call bells and responds to patient requests within their scope or communicates patient needs to the nurse
  • Transfers and moves patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to appropriate locations within the hospital
  • Possesses and demonstrates working knowledge of equipment in order to ensure a safe environment
  • Maintains open communication with department staff and accepts direction to ensure a safe environment
  • Understands and respects patients' rights to privacy  and dignity in order to maintain patient confidentiality
  • Ensures that equipment and supplies considered essential are functional, safe, and readily accessible in order to provide a safe environment
  • Performs department specific maintenance duties as appropriate to department
  • Acts as a patient advocate to ensure safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
  • Adheres to standards of practice for infection control and universal precautions

 Schedule: 7:00 am-7:30 pm Saturday & Sunday every other weekend

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:
High School Diploma/GED, required

Licenses and Certifications:
Nursing Assistant – Certified, upon hire, preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire, required

 

Benefits: 
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:  

  • 403B  
  • On-site discounted childcare center  
  • Paid time off  
  • Free parking 

 

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Entry-level / graduate
Industry :
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Clerical Works
  • Verbal Communication Skills

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