PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN 6A Med Surg Per Diem Episcopal Campus

Temple-Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health is seeking a Nursing Aide/Medical Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under the guidance of the registered nurse. Responsibilities include vital signs, ECGs, venipuncture, and support for daily activities, safety, and emergency measures.

You will implement parts of the care plan and report findings to the RN while assisting with related duties in a dynamic hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Nurses Aide/Medical Assistant training and competency evaluation.
• Fundamentals of Nursing Care course completion in RN program.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for direct and indirect patient care under RN guidance, assisting with plan of care.
• Measures vitals, performs ECGs, venipuncture, and supports unit secretary and transport duties.
• Documents care details and reports information to the registered nurse; works across basic care tasks.

Skills

Vital signs

ECG

Venipuncture

Education

Nurses Aide Training/Competency Evaluation

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

100 East Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Weekly Hours

.01

Shift

Rotating

Provides direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the registered nurse. Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care through the initiation/completion of procedures relating to basic human, mental health and social needs; comfort, safety and emergency measures; activities of daily living; personal care needs; nutrition and fluid needs; and elimination needs. Measures vitals signs, interprets cardiac monitoring strips, identifies dysrhythmias, documents monitoring strips and reports information to the registered nurse. Performs ECGs, venipuncture, capillary blood glucose testing, and Unit Secretary, Patient Transport and Environment of Care duties.

Education

• Other Successful completion of Nurses Aide/Medical Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation program or successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care Course in a Registered Professional Nurse program. Required
• High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred

Experience

• General Experience as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, monitor technician and/or unit secretary. Preferred
• General Experience as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, monitor technician, phlebotomist and/or unit secretary - for Medical Telemetry Preferred

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.