UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center ยท 2 months ago
PATIENT CARE TECH
Rio Rancho, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$16.09/hr - $24.79/hr
1+ years expUNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center is seeking a Patient Care Tech to provide basic patient care and assist in various nursing station activities. The role involves patient observation, documentation, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols while promoting patient-centered care.
Responsibilities
Observe patient to ensure their safety and well being; report observations to Charge Nurse or appropriate designee
Provide basic patient care; take and record vital signs to include temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake-output measurements
Assist with activities of daily living (ADL): meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change and toileting as instructed
Maintain therapeutic plan of care and minute to minute care of patient who is at extreme risk to self or others
Complete documentation as required on the Electronic Medical Record
Complete specific skills listed in the "University of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions" Matrix
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable
Verify coverage eligibility on patients for outside services as needed
Under direction of licensed personnel interpret, document and mount EKG rhythm strips; monitor designated patients; recognize and respond to routine rhythm and emergent situations and notify appropriate personnel of changes and life threatening rhythms
Maintain equipment, stock supplies, complete daily checks to ensure telemetry transmitter boxes are functional and accounted for
Qualification
Required
High School or GED Equivalent
MA or PCT or CNA or DD214 or 2 sem nurs schl or UNMH Tech
1 year directly related experience
CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Preferred
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Medical Terminology course w/in six months of position
Benefits
Sign-On Bonus Available
Company
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center
At UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC), you benefit from the personal attention of a community hospital and the expertise and resources of an academic health care facility.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jamie Silva-Steele RN, BSN, MBA, FACHE
President and CEO
Adrian Larson, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
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