Cath Lab Patient Care Tech - EKGs & ADL Support

Stormont Vail Health; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health in Kansas seeks a Patient Care Technician to support the care delivery team under RN guidance. You will perform sterile and non-sterile procedures, document care, monitor patient status, and assist with safety and infection prevention in a fast-paced clinical setting.

This role requires completion of an accredited nursing program semester and either a medical assistant/PCT program or applicable certification.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed first semester in an accredited nursing program.
• Required or Successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program.
• Required or A Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician or Patient Care Technician certification may be substituted for the educational requirement.

Responsibilities

• Implements identified plan through coordination of care with interdisciplinary care team to employ strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Collaborative with interdisciplinary care team encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Communicate pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting in a timley manner.
• Promote infection prevention through use of standard precautions, proper procedure in dressing changes, wound care, hand hygiene and cleanliness of the patient rooms/department.
• Provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADL's), accurate measurement and recording of weight, height, vital signs and report any changes to assigned nurse.
• Coordinate patient services to include: lab tests, point of care testing, x-rays, diagnostic procedures, consults, home care, and acute care admissions.
• Performs age-specific EKGs, in OP Clinic and Cath Lab & IR.
• Schedule patient appointments.
• Met the needs of any patient in the department.
• Applies proper techniques with simple dressing changes.
• Maintains and follows proper procedure for sterile technique on dressing changes.

Skills

Patient care technique

Timely communication

Safety awareness

Educational participation

Psychomotor skills

Oxygen delivery setup

Education

Nursing program – first semester

Medical assistant / PCT program

Certified/Registered Nursing Assistant or EMT (substitute educational requirement)

Job description

Stormont Vail Health in Kansas seeks a Patient Care Technician to support the care delivery team under RN guidance. You will perform sterile and non-sterile procedures, document care, monitor patient status, and assist with safety and infection prevention in a fast-paced clinical setting.

This role requires completion of an accredited nursing program semester and either a medical assistant/PCT program or applicable certification.