CRITICAL CARE TECHNICIAN - MED SURG/TELEMETRY - KELEMAN 8

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Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.

• Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
• Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
• Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patients' practice.

• Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
• Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in the orientation of new hires.
• Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date.
• Attend Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes.
• Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit.

Kelemen 8 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, illnessesand disease processes. North and South 8 have telemetry capabilities for our patients. Kelemen 8 has frequent admissions and discharges.

Kelemen 8 can accept a total of 77 patients. The North side houses 37 patients, and the South side houses 36 patients. There are two negative pressure rooms with an anti-room.

There is a pharmacist present on the unit to assistthe RNs with medication questions/concerns. Multidisciplinary rounds occur every Monday through Friday. Rounds involve all aspects of the healthcare team, including the patient and family.

0-2 years’ experience required.

High School/GED required.

• AHA Basic Life Support certification required.
• Successful completion of an unlicensed health care provider/ technician program required.
• Completed at least one fundamental nursing course in an accredited Nursing Program required.
• 1 year or more patient care experience in a similar role required.

• At least one of the above qualifications/certifications must be met for hire.
• Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers required.
• Successful phlebotomy/EKG competency must be completed during orientation required.