Patient Care Associate - Cardiac Telemetry
Core
Assists in the individualized care of patients in a Cardiac Telemetry unit to achieve the highest level of wellness, performing designated clinical and non-clinical support tasks under the direction of RN or LPN.
Role type
Patient Care Associate / Patient Care Technician
Builds
Patient care support for cardiac patients including those with arrhythmia, chest pain, heart failure, and co-morbidities
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs monitoring, patient mobility assistance, phlebotomy, blood culture collection, enteral feeding administration, wound care, IV removal, Foley catheter removal, tracheostomy care, suctioning, electronic medical record data entry
Preferred skills
CNA/CPTC certification, enrollment in healthcare career program
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Record vital signs and enter data into the electronic medical record; Assist patients with daily needs (meals, bathing, toileting, mobility, transportation); Perform phlebotomy and collect blood cultures; Administer enteral feedings; Provide wound care; Remove IVs and Foley catheters; Perform tracheostomy care and suctioning
Seniority
Entry-level, no prior experience required