Patient Care Tech - PRN - Clinical Decision Unit

Southeast Health; Alabama; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Southeast Health is seeking a Critical Care Patient Care Technician to support the critical care unit, ensuring patient comfort and safety while performing EKG monitoring and related duties.

The role includes interpreting ECG rhythms, notifying staff of changes, and handling unit records and lightweight administrative tasks. This position supports the department during evening shifts and per diem arrangements.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED required.
• Technical program for nursing assistant training or related nursing fundamentals coursework.
• Successful completion of EKG course for Monitor Technicians and ECG rhythm interpretation competency.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care activities for personal needs and comfort.
• Conduct continuous EKG monitoring and rhythm interpretation.
• Communicate rhythm changes to appropriate staff.
• Perform general secretarial/receptionist duties and maintain unit records.

Skills

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Stress management

PC skills (Windows)

Education

High school graduation or GED

Technical nursing assistant program

EKG course for Monitor Technicians

Tools

ECG monitoring equipment

Job description

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Job Description Summary

The Critical Care Patient Care Technician:

• Performs various patient care activities and related duties necessary to care for the personal needs and comfort of the patient as well as for the effective and efficient operation of the department.
• Conducts continuous EKG monitoring of cardiac rhythms.
• Accurately interprets EKG rhythms, noting changes in the rhythm, rate, or arrhythmia.
• Communicates changes to appropriate personnel when indicated.
• Performs various general secretarial/receptionist duties and prepares, compiles, and maintains records for a critical care unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduation or GED certificate.
• Completion of a technical program for nursing assistant training and/or satisfactory completion of academic courses related to fundamentals of nursing and/or satisfactory completion of institutional Patient Care Assistant Program.
• Successful completion of EKG course for Monitor Technicians and demonstration of competency in the interpretation of ECG rhythm strips.

LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Must be able to read and write clearly and legibly.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to communicate effectively in an emergency situation.
• Successful completion of course in medical terminology (preferred).

SKILLS

• Successful course completion in Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Annual completion of established competency requirements.
• Ability to function under stressful situations.
• Experience in operating personal computers, including operation of computer software in a Windows environment (preferred).

Shift Evening Shift Details

Various FTE 0.2 Type Per Diem.

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Equal Employment Employer

Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Southeast Health is an academic community-based health system serving the healthcare needs of 460,000 residents in southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. The organization includes Southeast Health Medical Center, a 420-bed hospital with the region's largest medical group and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), the state's largest medical school. The philanthropic arm of the organization is the Southeast Health Foundation, and its population health division is Southeast Health Statera Network. Southeast Health, a not-for-profit organization, exists to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine's brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region it serves. Delivering excellent patient care and top-notch educational experiences begins with great employees, which is why we constantly strive to improve the work experience for our 3,000 team members.