Patient Care Asst/Patient Care Asst - Flex Team

Duties :

• Obtains and documents vital signs (without the use of continuous physiologic monitors) and notifies professional of abnormal findings as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records. • Obtains and documents physiologic values using continuous physiologic monitors; responds appropriately to alarms and notifies professional of abnormal values as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records. • Obtains and documents body measurements and intake and output and notifies the RN of abnormal finding as evidenced by supervisory observation and review of medical records.

• Knowledge of general office tasks, confidentiality, filing, medical terminology, CPT coding and managed care referral
• Knowledge of nursing care. • Ability to perform tasks for numerous patients, communicate effectively with the team, utilize monitoring equipment and basic patient care equipment, computer terminal and telecommunications equipment.
• Patient care technician with ability to be working in any of the following areas:
• Emergency Department
• Acute Care Pediatrics
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Tasks could include unit Productary in any of the above areas
• Could be floated to the 1-on-1 Patient Sitter role for behavioral and medical safety needs
• BLS required
• CNA or MA preferred