Patient Care Associate - Med/Telemetry - FT - Nights - MRH

Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care and other related technical and clinical support activities.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with peers to improve efficiency, safety and patient experience; Takes an active role in promoting system and department policies related to Monitor Technician roles and responsibilities; Performs continual and simultaneous surveillance of multiple monitors; Acts as a mentor and resource for new staff and students; Reports abnormal or change in patient's telemetry monitoring to nursing staff or immediate supervisor or designated chain of command; Activates emergency response and rapid response for lethal arrhythmia and cardiac arrest; Prioritizes changing patient situations using critical thinking and problem-solving skills; Attaches electrode to patient's bodies to record electrical impulses from the heart to perform continuous ECG Monitoring; Documents the electrocardiograph tracings of patients on telemetry monitors; Updates patients' records with all readings taken from the heart monitor or EKGs; Identifies and corrects for artifacts

Requirements

Vocation Technical: Electrocardiogram Competency (Required); BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association; BLS American Heart RQI E-Card (BLS AHA-RQI ECARD) - American Heart Association; BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association; BLS Certification Grace (BLS GRACE) - Employee Grace Period for Essential Credential; BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross; Three (3) months of patient care experience demonstrating the ability to perform basic patient care or certification of completion from formal training program; EKG and phlebotomy competencies are required within six (6) months of hire date; Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision; Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action; ACCOUNTABILITY; CUSTOMER SERVICE; PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE; PATIENT SAFETY - ANCILLARY/SUPPORT; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESPONDING TO CHANGE; STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR; TELEMETRY MONITORING AND INTERPRETATION