Patient Care Associate - Med/Telemetry - FT - Nights - MRH
Memorial Healthcare
•Onsite
About The Position
Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care and other related technical and clinical support activities. At Memorial, we are dedicated to improving the health, well-being and, most of all, quality of life for the people entrusted to our care. An unwavering commitment to our service vision is what makes the difference. It is the foundation of The Memorial Experience.
Requirements
- Electrocardiogram Competency (Required)
- BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
- BLS American Heart RQI E-Card (BLS AHA-RQI ECARD) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
- BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
- BLS Certification Grace (BLS GRACE) - Employee Grace Period for Essential Credential (GRACE)
- BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross (RED CROSS)
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
- Three (3) months of patient care experience demonstrating the ability to perform basic patient care or certification of completion from formal training program required.
- EKG and phlebotomy competencies are required within six (6) months of hire date.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with peers to improve efficiency, safety and patient experience.
- Takes an active role in promoting system and department policies related to Monitor Technician roles and responsibilities.
- Performs continual and simultaneous surveillance of multiple monitors.
- Acts as a mentor and resource for new staff and students.
- Reports abnormal or change in patient's telemetry monitoring to nursing staff or immediate supervisor or designated chain of command.
- Activates emergency response and rapid response for lethal arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.
- Prioritizes changing patient situations using critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Attaches electrode to patient’s bodies to record electrical impulses from the heart to perform continuous ECG Monitoring.
- Documents the electrocardiograph tracings of patients on telemetry monitors.
- Updates patients’ records with all readings taken from the heart monitor or EKGs.
- Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
