Patient Care Assistant II

Overview

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 12-hour shifts

Department: Telemetry

Location: Harlingen Medical Center - Harlingen, TX

Responsibilities

• Support patients with daily living activities, deliver basic nursing care, and help maintain a safe environment while working under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse overseeing the team or unit
• Carry out general PCA responsibilities such as recording vital signs, assisting with bathing, feeding, toileting, repositioning, collecting specimens, and transporting patients while maintaining monitoring connections
• Monitor telemetry equipment, observe rhythm strips, recognize alarms, and alert nurses to changes such as arrhythmias or abnormal heart rates
• Assist with lead and wire care, replace or secure connections, ensure monitors stay accurate and troubleshoot any issues that may interrupt monitoring
• Document patient activities and vital information in charts, report abnormal findings quickly, and offer emotional reassurance to reduce anxiety in patients being monitored for heart conditions

Qualifications

1.    Current Certification in Patient Care required (M.A. / CNA / EMT / Paramedic / Patient Care Tech, etc.).

2.    Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.

3.    Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current

4.    Six months previous experience as Monitor Technician, preferred.

5.    Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.

6.    Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.

7.    Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.

8.    Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office, preferred.

Facility Specific Requirements (as applicable, required):

9.    High School Diploma or equivalent

Pay Transparency

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
• Employer 401K options
• Tuition reimbursement options
• Life, disability, and other insurance options
• Many other amazing benefits

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Employment Status

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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