CARDIAC CARE TECHNICIAN

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Overview

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in a manner which supports the patient=s rights and dignity.

• Meets hygiene and grooming needs of patients.

• Assists in meeting the fluid and nutritional needs of patients.

• Participates in maintaining patients skin integrity.

• Initiates measure to provide for patient and family comfort.

• Assists patients with elimination needs.

• Assists patient with pulmonary toilet.

• Provides and maintains a safe environment through preventive and intervention measures.

• Provides care to patients requiring continuous electrical cardiac monitoring.

• Collects patient data through observation, measurement, and data retrieval.

• Obtains specimens for laboratory analysis.

• Performs technical skills as defined by scope of practice and competency assessment process.

• Participates in the implementation of the treatment plan developed by the professional staff, patient, and family.

• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and staff.

• Ability to set priorities, problems solve, use proper judgment in difficult situations and assist in emergency situations.

• Provides transportation services which support patient care activities.

• Performs activities to maintain a clean, safe, and therapeutic environment.

• Performs general secretarial and clerical duties on the patient care unit.

• Is responsible and accountable for own actions.

• Participates actively as a member of the healthcare team.

• Participates in educational activities. Balanced Performance Measure Innovation and Learning (IL)

• Utilizes knowledge of physiological differences in providing services to specific age groups.

• Provides age-appropriate assistance/supervision during activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, ambulating, and mobility.

• The Cardiac Care Tech demonstrates the standards of behavior at MMC.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required

• Graduate of state approved nursing assistant certificate program or 2 years’ experience as a direct care provider in a related clinical setting or a combination of education and experience acceptable to the Director of Nursing. Required

• Emergency Department positions require EMS training (Level I) or medical corpsmen experience. Required

• Successful completion of Patient Care Technician Training Program, competency-based orientation, and Basic Cardiac Life Support.

• Basic Dysrhythmia Rhythm (BDR) training preferred.

• Professionalism: Demonstrates confidence, competence and pride in work and appearance.

• Exceeding Expectations: Assists others without being asked.

• Courtesy: Treats everyone with kindness and care.

• Teamwork: Builds cooperative, constructive working relationships.

• Customer Focus/Service Orientation: Meets patient/customer needs in timely, positive, and professional manner.

• Quality of Work: Work performed is consistently accurate and thorough and at the expected level.

• Problem Solving: Identifies and carefully assesses situation/information/data before taking action within scope of practice and/or licensure/certification.

• Time Management: Uses his or her time effectively and efficiently. Work is accomplished at the expected volume/level.

• Initiative: Takes timely and appropriate action in accordance with defined job responsibilities and operating within scope of practice and/or licensure/ certification.

• Dependability: Associate requires minimum supervision, carries through effectively on all work assignments; is reliable; usually present and on time.