Patient Care Technician - Respiratory Care

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. Hackensack Meridian Health helps patients live better, healthier lives and supports one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service
• Provide for effective and safe guest/patients outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status and rendered care
• Take self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and/or creating new opportunities
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patient s plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
• Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement activities
• Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets
• Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit
• Obtains clinical data (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O2 saturation) and documents findings in the patient record; notifies RN immediately of abnormal results
• Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric patients using aseptic techniques; labels and processes specimens to expedite throughput
• Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests
• Follows through with collecting, labeling, and transporting specimens; ensures correct labeling (patient name and room number)
• Performs EKG for patients as directed
• Ensures presence, functionality, and cleanliness of equipment; checks and maintains code cart, O2, and other emergency equipment
• Applies bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia blankets as directed by RN
• Assists in patient transport to departments or units upon request
• Assists with preparation to ensure the patient is assisted with meals or fed as needed
• Checks inventory of the assigned area and restocks as directed
• Prepares the room environment for admission
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making
• Assists patients with dressing/undressing and manages patient belongings with property checklist
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed
• Provides post mortem care
• Obtains and documents patient weights and observes intake and output
• Maintains a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly and communicating with the RN for any change in condition
• Identifies needs of the patient population served and adapts care to age, culture, language, and accessibility needs; communicates at the patient/parent/primary caregiver level
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned
• Adheres to organizational competencies and standards of behavior

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Completion of one of the following:
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program or
• Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of nursing or
• HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program
• Or equivalent medical background experience (e.g., EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant)

Note:

Candidates that have not completed one of the programs but meet the other requirements will be considered for selection into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program. If selected, the candidate will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful completion of the PCT Apprenticeship Program, the candidate will be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.

• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs; strong accountability; teamwork; dedication to ongoing education; and the ability and passion to deliver high-quality care
• AH A Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS HCP) Certification within 60 days of hire
• Experience or certification in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred
• At least one year PCT or CNA hospital experience strongly preferred or eligible for the HMH PCT apprentice program
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or PCT who has successfully completed a PCT program including Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant course

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

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