Patient Care Technician; Transplant Surg; Days- Jackson Main

Jackson Health System; Miami (FL); Vor Ort; USD 34.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jackson Memorial Hospital within Jackson Health System in Miami, FL is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support the nursing team. The role involves assisting with hygiene, safety, nutrition, and comfort under RN supervision and requires completion of a CNA program with an active license and BLS certification.

The position is full-time, dayshift, and based in a busy acute care transplant setting, with responsibilities including vital signs, patient transport, and equipment preparation

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CNA Certification required for hire; active license preferred.
• BLS/CPR certification may be required at unit level.

Aufgaben

• Provides basic patient care under RN supervision including hygiene, safety, nutrition and comfort.
• Assists with procedures, prepares equipment, and supports patient and family education.
• Performs routine tasks: vital signs, mobility assistance, and daily living activities.
• Keeps rooms and equipment clean and stocked; transports patients as needed.
• Adheres to unit policies and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Expertise).

Kenntnisse

Patient care

Communication

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or GED

CNA Certification

AHA BLS Certification

Jobbeschreibung

Facility Name: Jackson Memorial Hospital- WW 10 - Acute Care Transplant

Facility Address: 1611 NW 12 Ave., Miami, FL 33136

Shift: Full Time, Days 7:00AM -7:30PM

Why Jackson Memorial Hospital:

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals

Summary

Patient Care Technician is a member of the health care team who performs functions which support the delivery of a single standard of care, under the supervision of a registered nurse, for a group of patients relating to their hygiene, safety, nutrition, elimination and comfort needs.

Responsibilities

• Uses a systematic process to provide/modify care and patient/family education. Assists health care team with simple procedure; prepares supplies equipment; provides patient/family support, assists in positioning patients, sets up/or remove equipment etc.
• Performs a variety of tasks associated with generalized patient care (vital signs, feeding, mobility, IV lines, drainage, personal hygiene: bath, dressing, bed making/linen changes etc.).
• Utilizes specialized equipment as needed when providing patient care (spirometer, restraints etc.).
• Prepares and cleans exam rooms, patient treatment areas and stretchers between patient use.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas when needed. Cleans clinic area he/she is assigned to after patients' treatment is finished at the end of day according to departmental procedures.
• Takes and picks up food orders for patient's kitchen evaluation.
• Assists in the fabrication of adaptive and assistive equipment, i.e. washing mitts, wheelchair gloves, safety belts, straps, etc. Keeps the storage closet in order and stocked. Assists with office duties as needed, i.e. answering phone, taking messages.
• Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency checklist.
• Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Experience

Generally, requires 0 to 3 years of related experience.

Education

High School Diploma or successful completion of GED is required.

Credentials

Completion of an approved Nursing Assistant Certification program is required. All new hires after 08/09/2020 are required to have a Certified Nursing Assistant License. Employees hired into the classification before this date are grandfathered in. American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

Unit Specific Credential

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity

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