Lead Critical Care Tech - Med/Surg, Telemetry - Keleman 8 South

Cooper University Hospital•Camden, NJ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead CCT will work in collaboration with the unit leadership to promote a positive work environment by facilitating teamwork, coordinated patient care, unit initiatives and projects for non-licensed personal. Will schedule and perform duties of a CCT. Maintain a satisfactory performance evaluation and is interested and willing to be a Team leader. Should be a role model in hourly rounding and handoff and available to coach and validate other non-licensed personnel in these expected behaviors. Will function as an informal leader and assist unit leadership in holding non-licensed personal accountable for core values. Will assist unit leadership with non-licensed personal scheduling. Will be an advocate and help drive organizational initiatives. Will be active members of the Tech Engagement Committee and attend greater than 50% of the meetings. Kelemen 8 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnesses and disease processes. North and South 8 have telemetry capabilities for our patients. Kelemen 8 has frequent admissions and discharges. Kelemen 8 can accept a total of 77 patients. The North side houses 37 patients, and the South side houses 36 patients. There are two negative pressure rooms with an anti-room. There is a pharmacist present on the unit to assist the RNs with medication questions/concerns. Multidisciplinary rounds occur every Monday through Friday. Rounds involve all aspects of the healthcare team, including the patient and family.

Requirements

High School/GED required.
Successful completion of Patient Care Technician training.
Active Patient Care Technician Certification.
AHA Basic Life Support certification required.
Successful completion of CPCT-A certification.
Meet all requirements of a Certified Critical Care Tech.
Exemplify informal leadership qualities and initiatives.
Promote positive working environment by facilitating teamwork.
Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Demonstrate strong organizational skills and set priorities appropriately.

Responsibilities

Facilitate teamwork, coordinated patient care, unit initiatives and projects for non-licensed personnel.
Schedule and perform duties of a CCT.
Act as a role model in hourly rounding and handoff.
Coach and validate other non-licensed personnel in expected behaviors.
Function as an informal leader and assist unit leadership in holding non-licensed personnel accountable for core values.
Assist unit leadership with non-licensed personnel scheduling.
Act as an advocate and help drive organizational initiatives.
Be active members of the Tech Engagement Committee and attend greater than 50% of the meetings.
Care for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnesses and disease processes.
Provide telemetry capabilities for patients.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds.