PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN- Fourth Floor (Telemetry) - Part -Time- Days / Evenings

Meadville Medical Center • Meadville, PA

102d

About The Position

The position involves assisting the nursing staff with the daily routine and functions of the nursing unit. Responsibilities include transporting patients, discharging patients, passing fresh water, assisting with personal hygiene, supporting activities of daily living, checking and passing meal trays, and answering patient calls. The role also requires conducting hourly rounds on assigned patients and reporting pertinent observations, changes, and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate personnel. Clerical duties related to the coordination of the unit and patient care are also part of the job, including updating the bed status board, managing rental beds, tracking work orders, and notifying physician consults. The position provides clerical direction to new staff, students, and volunteers, confers with departments regarding scheduling of patient activities and procedures, and prepares and updates patient records. Additional responsibilities include obtaining records according to policies, answering phones, interacting with ancillary departments, facilitating patient testing, paging physicians, and completing transfers. The role emphasizes patient safety through fall and restraint reduction, obtaining vital signs, weight, height, intake and output, specimens, blood glucose, and EKGs, and documenting as appropriate. The individual must maintain unit and nursing station supplies, complete requisitions on time, and ensure proper stock levels. The position also involves maintaining standards of nursing care and following established charge procedures for patient charge items. Screening patients, visitors, employees, and others upon entrance into buildings is also required.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• EMT, Certified Nursing or Medical Assistant preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in data entry or typing preferred.
• Previous clerical experience preferred.
• Legible handwriting.
• Qualified to work with infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Fluent knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff with daily routine and functions of the nursing unit.
• Transport and discharge patients.
• Pass fresh water and assist with personal hygiene.
• Support activities of daily living and check/passing meal trays.
• Conduct hourly rounds on assigned patients.
• Report observations, changes, and reactions regarding patients.
• Perform clerical duties related to unit and patient care coordination.
• Update bed status board and manage rental beds.
• Track work orders and notify physician consults.
• Provide clerical direction to new staff, students, and volunteers.
• Confer with departments regarding scheduling of patient activities and procedures.
• Prepare and update patient records and records for transfer.
• Obtain records according to policies and procedures.
• Answer phones and interact with ancillary departments.
• Facilitate and ensure completion of patient testing.
• Page physicians and complete transfers.
• Utilize Meditech electronic health record effectively.
• Assist in the admission process and collect patient information.
• Focus on patient safety through fall and restraint reduction.
• Obtain vital signs, weight, height, intake and output, specimens, blood glucose, and EKGs.
• Address patient's level of comfort and pain management.
• Express concern and understanding regarding patient and family satisfaction.
• Maintain unit and nursing station supplies and complete requisitions.
• Responsible for inventory and restocking of care items.
• Maintain standards of nursing care and follow established charge procedures.
• Screen patients, visitors, employees, and others upon entrance.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED