Patient Care Technician - 6N Cardiovascular IMC - PRN
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary:Under the direction of a licensed professional performs
various service related activities in support of patient care
through basic patient care, general cleaning and supplies
distribution. The Patient Care Tech I may do some basic unit
assistant/secretary duties, supervised by professional
nurse/Manager/Director.The Patient Care Tech I will assist with
conducting and documenting vital signs, changing and making beds,
transporting patient, delivery of food trays and assisting with
lifting in and out of bed. In addition will provide activities for
daily living to the patient that includes bathing, feeding, and
dressing. May also deliver and retrieve items from other
departments within the hospital. Answer call lights and may
function as a Unit Secretary, including preparing patient record
and order entry.Shoreline Cardiovascular Step-Down is a 27-private
bed unit that specializes in cardiac care for patients who have had
open heart surgery. We see cardiovascular/thoracic patients and
families that are post CABG, heart caths, valve replacements,
thoracotomies, and many other cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
We also see general medical surgical patients that may have a
primary cardiac diagnosis/history with co-morbidities that may need
telemetry monitoring, as well as those patients needing critical
cardiac drips. On 6NT, we train our staff to detect medical issues
before they become a problem, so they can respond to those emergent
situations quickly and confidently. We have many opportunities for
assessments, patient/family teaching, IVs, wound care, lab value
analysis and medication administration/ management. Our average
nurse to patient ratio is 5:1. One beautiful thing about 6NT is we
are a heart floor in a heart hospital, so our beds are in high
demand, are typically full, and our staff is rarely cancelled. We
offer flexible scheduling through bid-shift and promote a team
environment. On 6NT, we encourage communication and collaboration
in an environment that is engaging and rewarding for our health
care professionals, as well the patients on our
unit.Requirements:High School diploma or equivalent.Strong customer
service skills and computer literacy is required. Previous
experience as a Patient Care Tech in a hospital setting
preferred.CPR (American Heart Association)Work Type:Per Diem As
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