Patient Safety Attendant (PCT)- Suburban Location

Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation•Bethesda, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

If you are a Patient Care Technician looking to enjoy the perks of temporary staffing yet feel like a member of the large organization, Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the employer for you! Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. What we have to offer: Competitive Compensation: Intrastaff constantly surveys the market to ensure top pay rate for our employees. Current Pay: $25-$27 (differential) Flexibility: There are many opportunities for Part-Time/Per Diem work within the Johns Hopkins Health System. Futuristic Healthcare: Johns Hopkins is known as a teaching Health System and whether directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Requirements

High School Diploma/ Equivalent
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR
Active Maryland CNA License
A total of one year of Patient Care Tech experience in inpatient Hospital setting over the last three years
Knowledge of aseptic technique, basic wound care, patient safety, and patient transport techniques.

Responsibilities

Perform delegated duties related to the comfort and personal needs of the patients with consideration of their developmental needs. These activities may include ADL(s), nutritional support, patient mobility, vital signs, changing beds, replenishing room supplies and assisting healthcare team with specific treatments and/or procedures.
Communicate with patients, families, and Nursing staff and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
Reads and interprets equipment readings, in conjunction with patient information.
Knowledgeable of operating parameters of patient care equipment.
Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, radiation and pharmacological agents.
Work requires standing and/or walking for extended periods of time.
Work requires lifting and/or positioning patients and transporting wheelchairs, beds and related equipment.
Work requires manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform delegated patient care procedures.
Work may require contact with aggressive and/or combative patients.
Employees in this position will be required to adhere to work availability and unit scheduling requirements. This may include, but is not limited to availability status, mandatory overtime, on call and shift work.