MONITOR TECH/UNIT CLERK

Monitor Tech Experience Preferred.

Minimum Offer

$ 16.15/hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 18.33/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: InPatient 4th Floor - SRMC

FTE: 0.90

Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary:

Assist to promote and restore patients' health through supervised nursing care to assigned patients within the nursing process; collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The nature of the job is diverse with frequent new and varied work situations. The job involves a moderate degree of complexity. Ensure adherence to Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignments may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental and hospital policies and procedures, guidelines, objectives, and quality assurance programs
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-service training, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential and actual patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSN system
• PATIENT CARE - Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families
• PATIENT CARE - Promote patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, identified ley caregiver and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions
• TEAMWORK - Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams and resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
• COMPLIANCE - Active participation in hospital strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring TJC compliance
• MONITOR - Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources
• DOCUMENT - Ability to assess and document evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status
• DOCUMENT - Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools in a timely and accurate manner.
• PATIENT OBSERVATION - Observe patient to ensure their safety and well-being; report observations to nurse or appropriate designee; assist patient and family members with any needs and questions within established parameters.
• PATIENT OBSERVATION - Interpret, document rhythm strips, monitor designated patients and notify appropriate personnel of changes and life threatening rhythms.
• CLERK - Perform a variety of clerical duties in support of assigned area as required
• OTHER - Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - 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"
  
  

Qualifications

Education:

Essential:

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Training
  
  

Essential:

Education specialization:

• MA or PCT or CNA or DD214 or 2 sem nurs schl or UNMH Tech
  
  

Experience:

Essential:

Nonessential:

No minimum experience required

1 year recent experience directly related Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Credentials:

Essential:

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Basic Arrhytmia Cert or equivlanet w/in 6 mos of position
  
  

Physical Conditions:

Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Nonessential:

Working conditions:

• May be exposed to infectious agents/blood-borne pathogens