Patient Care Technician, Cardiac Telemetry, Part time, Nights

University of Maryland Medical System•Bel Air, MD

3d•$18 - $25

About The Position

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, the Patient Care Technician provides direct patient care on a cardiac telemetry unit. The role includes taking vital signs, checking surgical dressings, assisting patients with activities of daily living, drawing blood, collecting specimens, and observing and communicating information about patients’ status and care needs. The technician serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team. This is a part-time night position, with a stated schedule of 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The posting also mentions a $1,200 incentive with a one-year commitment; restrictions may apply.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility.

Responsibilities

Performs testing and manages patient care based on results and clinical findings.
Records patient care throughout the care continuum, including activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring.
Completes, documents, and reports vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, and reported pain level.
Assists with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Participates in cost-effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
Promotes patient safety, including fall prevention, and maintains a safe clinical environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Maintains the order and appearance of patient rooms and the work area, as well as patient care supplies and linen.
Provides post-mortem care.
Collaborates with the health care team to carry out the plan of care and reports observed changes in patients’ conditions.
Ensures patient comfort in relation to pain status.
Measures and documents dietary intake, urinary and stool output, calorie counts, and patient weight.
Provides indwelling urinary catheter care and applies, maintains, and removes external urinary catheter devices.
Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
Provides wound care, skin care, and hygiene; reports impaired skin integrity or wounds and assists with appropriate care strategies or treatment measures.
Assists with collecting patient specimens for laboratory testing, using appropriate patient identification, collection techniques, and documentation.
Provides orthopedic and rehabilitation device care, including braces, splints, and CPM; dons and doffs compression wraps or stockings.
Participates in hourly patient rounding with the health care team.
Responds to patient-triggered alarms, including call lights, chair alarms, bed alarms, and tele-sitter alarms.
Complies with The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks; reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
Maintains professional vigilance for assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
Uses safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
Performs other duties as assigned.