Patient Care Technician - Emergency Department - Somc - Evenings

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Patient Care Technician - Emergency Department - SOMC - Full Time Evenings

SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER, Manahawkin, New Jersey

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• Requisition #
• Shift: Evening
• Status:
  Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, 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.

A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• 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 patient 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 care
• Take self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of the patients plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
• Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement (PI) 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 the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit
• Obtains clinical data, vitals, and documents findings; notifies RN of abnormal results
• Draws intravenous or capillary blood with proper aseptic technique and processes specimens to expedite throughput
• Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests
• Follows through with collecting, labeling, and transporting specimens
• Performs EKGs as directed
• Ensures presence, functionality and cleanliness of equipment; maintains code cart and emergency equipment
• Applies bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia blankets as directed by RN
• Assists in patient transport and with meals as needed
• Checks inventory and restocks as directed; ensures room is prepared for admission
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care, including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making
• Assists with dressing and manages patient belongings per property checklist
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed
• Provides post mortem care
• Obtains and documents patient weights and intake/output
• Maintains a safe patient environment by responding to call lights promptly and communicating changes to the RN
• Delivers care tailored to patient population needs (age, culture, language, hearing/vision impairment, etc.) and communicates at the patient/guardian level
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent
• Completion of one of the following:
  Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program; or Fundamentals of Nursing program; or HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program; or equivalent medical background experience (EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant)
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing patient needs, strong sense of accountability, teamwork, ongoing education, and commitment to high-quality care

Note:

Candidates not completing a program but meeting other requirements may be considered for the HMH PCT Apprentice Program with transfer to PCT role upon completion.

• Experience or certification in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs, and blood glucose
• At least 1 year PCT/CNA experience in a hospital setting or eligible for the…