PCT III, Emergency Room Evenings

Job Summary

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $15.00 - $25.71

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled

Hours:

12:45-9:15P

Shift: 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 24

Cost Center: 21000 - 2340 Emergency Room

Union: SHARE Marlborough

Signing Bonus: This position may have a signing bonus available. A member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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• 1. Provides clear, timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patients (e.g., changes in skin condition, vital signs, or mental status).
• 2. Provides constant observation of high‑risk patients as assigned by the Resource Nurse or designee.
• 3. Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment; utilizes interventions to de‑escalate patients and, if unsuccessful, participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
• 4. Assists patient with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, ambulating, meals, and nourishment.
• 5. Assists in moving, lifting, positioning, and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work‑related activities.
• 6. Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
• 7. Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pulse oxymetry); measures and records patients' height and weight.
• 8. Performs EKGs, performs Point of Care (POC) tests and bladder scanning according to hospital standards; collects, labels, and prepares specimens for transport to lab.
• 9. Phlebotomy in certain locations.
• 10. Demonstrates sensitivity and responsiveness to patients' needs by acting as a source of information and approaches all interactions with the intention of building positive rapport and relationships.
• 11. Performs other selected unit specific procedures such as battery changes for telemetry units, checking status of unit equipment, cleaning equipment between patients and proper storage of supplies.
• 12. Assists RN/Licensed Independent Practitioner with treatments and procedures by preparing patient; obtaining and setting up equipment and supplies, such as intravenous and hemodynamic lines, and utilize sterile technique when indicated.
• 13. Observes, measures, records oral food and fluid intake; sets up full strength tube feeding solutions and refills tube feeding bags as directed; empties and records output from a variety of sources, e.g., Foley catheter, ostomy appliances and drainage systems; performs ostomy care on established ostomate patients as directed.
• 14. Answers telephone using appropriate telephone etiquette; takes and relays messages; utilizes intra‑department communication systems, such as pagers and intercom.
• 15. Replenishes patient and unit supplies and equipment.
• 16. Keeps current with hospital and unit changes by reading communication boards and/or books, bulletin boards, posted notices and reads and responds to UMMHC e‑mails on a regular basis.

• Unit Secretary

  Functions as unit secretary assisting with patient admissions, transfers, and discharge procedures at least 40 hours every 6 months. Has administrative responsibilities including maintaining logs, organizing patient care charts for admission/discharge/transfer and maintenance of medical records. Enters data or retrieves medical information from the electronic medical record systems.

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