Patient Care Technician 3p - 11p

Southeast Health • Dothan, AL

2d

About The Position

The Critical Care Patient Care Technician performs patient care activities and related duties to address patients’ personal needs and comfort and support the effective operation of the department. The role includes continuous EKG monitoring, interpreting cardiac rhythms, identifying changes in rhythm, rate, or arrhythmia, and communicating changes to appropriate personnel when indicated. The technician also performs general secretarial and receptionist duties and prepares, compiles, and maintains records for a critical care unit.

This is a regular evening position on the second shift, listed as 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., with an FTE of 1.

Requirements

• High school graduation or a GED certificate.
• Completion of a technical program for nursing assistant training, satisfactory completion of academic courses related to fundamentals of nursing, and/or satisfactory completion of an institutional Patient Care Assistant Program.
• Successful completion of an EKG course for Monitor Technicians and demonstrated competency in interpreting ECG rhythm strips.
• Ability to read and write clearly and legibly, and to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to communicate effectively in an emergency situation.
• Successful course completion in Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Annual completion of established competency requirements.
• Ability to function under stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of a course in medical terminology.
• Experience operating personal computers, including software in a Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care activities and related duties to support patients’ personal needs and comfort.
• Contribute to the effective and efficient operation of the department.
• Conduct continuous EKG monitoring of cardiac rhythms.
• Interpret EKG rhythms accurately and note changes in rhythm, rate, or arrhythmia.
• Communicate rhythm changes to appropriate personnel when indicated.
• Perform general secretarial and receptionist duties.
• Prepare, compile, and maintain records for a critical care unit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED