Patient Care Tech, Part-Time Nights, VOLOL Camden
About The Position
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse/and or LPN, assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics. Virtua Health is a healthcare system dedicated to serving the community with exceptional care. With multiple hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care centers, and various other locations, Virtua Health is committed to the well-being of the community through various programs and services. They are affiliated with Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Requirements
- Demonstrates required knowledge of basic patient care skills, procedures and standards.
- Must have strong communication skills.
- High School Diploma or Grade Equivalent Diploma (GED) required.
- Must have successfully completed a PCT course, a fundamentals nursing course in an RN program, Certified Nursing Assistant program, or have worked an equivalent of 1 year of direct patient care.
- BLS certification.
- Phlebotomy training/education is required for the Emergency Department positions.
- Enhances skills through ongoing education and training.
- Maintains regulatory and departmental level competencies.
Responsibilities
- Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport.
- Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
- Performs technical duties as directed by RN/LPN, such as vital signs, point of care testing, bladder scanning, and foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
- May perform phlebotomy and EKG’s, if certified.
- Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN/LPN and responds appropriately.
- Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
- Participates in Virtua patient satisfaction initiatives and goals.
- Participates in the performance improvement activities.
- Assists in orientation of new hires.
Benefits
- medical/prescription
- dental and vision insurance
- health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 403(b)
- paid time off
- paid sick leave
- short-term disability
- optional long-term disability
- colleague and dependent life insurance
- supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- tuition assistance
- employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
