PRN Patient Care Technician — ED Support

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Queenstown (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care under supervision. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, drawing blood and collecting specimens, and communicating patient status to the care team in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualified candidates hold Maryland CNA or GNA certification, a current BLS and ideally prior ED experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Maryland state certification as a CNA or GNA required.
• Previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred.
• Previous experience in an Emergency Department preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
• Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
• Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
• Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Participates in cost-effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
• Promotes patient safety, including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
• Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
• Provides post-mortem care.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
• Ensures patient comfort relative to their pain status.
• Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output. Documents calorie count. Measures and documents patient weight.
• Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care. Applies, maintains, and removes external urinary catheter devices.
• Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
• Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
• Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s), and documentation.
• Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g., braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
• Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
• Responds to patient-triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
• Complies with The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
• Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
• Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
• Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Maryland CNA/GNA certification

Job description

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care under supervision. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, drawing blood and collecting specimens, and communicating patient status to the care team in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualified candidates hold Maryland CNA or GNA certification, a current BLS and ideally prior ED experience.