Patient Care Technician; ED

Summary
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Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.

Overview
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Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.

Responsibilities
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• Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.
• Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices.
• Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height & actual weights, intake & output, retrieval of equipment & supplies, stocks patient rooms.
• Maintains a conducive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings.
• Supports patient/family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments.
• Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds/4
  
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• Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals.
• Transports non-monitored patients.
• Assists RN with monitored and/or intubated transports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements, Preferences And Experience
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• Education
  :
  Minimum:
  High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Experience
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  Minimum: 1 year recent (within past 6 months) experience.
• Licensure, Registration, Certification
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  Minimum: CNA Program/Certification or AEMT/Paramedic Licensure/Certification or MA Program/Certification; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care
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At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community.

At Baptist, We Offer
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• Competitive salaries.
• Paid vacation/time off.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• Generous retirement plan.
• Health insurance, including dental and vision.
• Sick leave.
• Service awards.
• Free parking.
• Short-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Education assistance/continuing education.
• Employee referral program.

Job Summary
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Position: 14845 - Technician-Patient Care. Facility: BMH - Memphis Hospital. Department: ME Emergency Room Baptist Memphis. Category:
Clinical Technician/Technologist. Type:
Clinical. Work Type:
Full Time.

Work Schedule:

Days.

Location:

US:

TN:

Memphis.

Seniority level
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Entry level.

Employment type
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Full Time.

Job function
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Health Care Provider. Industries:
Hospitals and Health Care.