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Cardiac Care Technician

Montefiore Medical Center
      12 days ago

      Job Description

      City/State:

      Bronx, New York

      Grant Funded:

      No

      Department:

      NUR - CRIT Care Nursing Administration

      Bargaining Unit:

      1199

      Work Shift:

      Night

      Work Days:

      ALTERNATE WEEKENDS

      Scheduled Hours:

      11 PM-7:30 AM

      Scheduled Daily Hours:

      7.5 HOURS

      Hourly Rate:

      $33.55

      For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

      To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.  

      Under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, assists the professional staff by performing a variety of paraprofessional and technical functions which contribute to the safety, care and comfort of adults and geriatric patients and their families. Provides direct and indirect patient care, technical skills and procedures, performs routine secretarial and clerical duties and  participates in maintaining the environment. Provides continuous observation of cardiac monitor tracings of acute cardiac patients. Ensures proper functioning of cardiac monitoring equipment. Interprets and reports cardiac dysrhythmia and initiates emergency measures when potentially lethal dysrhythmia occur.

      RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Provides patient care in a manner which supports the patient's rights and dignity; initiates measures to provide for patient and family comfort.
      Meets hygiene and grooming needs of patients; assists in meeting the fluid and nutritional needs of patients.
      Provides and maintains a safe environment through preventive and intervention measures. Assists patient with pulmonary toilet. Provides care to patients requiring continuous electrical cardiac monitoring.
      Participates in maintaining patient's skin integrity. Assists patients with elimination needs.
      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.
       

      REQUIREMENTS:

      • High School graduate or equivalent
      • Successful completion of Patient Care Technician training program, competency based orientation and Basic Cardiac Life Support.
      • 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. 
      • Ability to use of patient care equipment such as but not limited to, sphygmomanometer, scales, pulse oximeter, isolettes, radiant warmer, telemetry monitoring/equipment, patient care equipment.
      • Ability to perform technical procedures such as but not limited to, phlebotomy, EKG and bedside glucose monitoring.
      • Ability to operate pneumatic tube system.
      • Ability to use of Dietary Food Delivery system.
      • Ability to read, write and speak English; and use unit equipment - fax, phone, communication system and maintenance equipment.
      • Under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, assists the professional staff by performing a variety of paraprofessional and technical functions which contribute to the safety, care and comfort of adults and geriatric patients and their families. Provides direct and indirect patient care, technical skills and procedures, performs routine secretarial and clerical duties and  participates in maintaining the environment. Provides continuous observation of cardiac monitor tracings of acute cardiac patients. Ensures proper functioning of cardiac monitoring equipment. Interprets and reports cardiac dysrhythmia and initiates emergency measures when potentially lethal dysrhythmia occur.

      Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

      Numbers & Facts

      Location
      IndustryHealthcare Services
      Company Size10,000 employees or more
      Websitehttp://www.montefiore.org/

      About Company

      About Montefiore Medical Center

      Commitment to Excellence

      As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence—breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care.

      Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence.

      Enduring Mission and Distinguished History

      The mission of Montefiore is to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

      From its beginning in 1884, as a facility for the care of patients with tuberculosis and other chronic illnesses, to the new millennium, Montefiore has been at the forefront of patient care, research and education and steadfast commitment to its community.

      Our Services

      We provide coordinated, compassionate and leading-edge care designed to reach people when and where they need it most. Through highly integrated teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals and other caregivers, we have created an innovative, seamless system of care focused around the patient.

      Notable Centers of Excellence

      At the intersection of Einstein science and Montefiore medicine is our commitment to scientific inquiry. This commitment has resulted in the creation of the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer care, cardiovascular services, transplantation and children’s health, where nationally recognized investigators and multidisciplinary clinical teams collaborate to develop and deliver advanced, innovative care.

      Advanced Specialty and Surgical Care

      We offer advanced, multidisciplinary care across specialties, delivering one standard of excellence for all. Our interventions are designed to help patients understand and manage their illness, advocate for their health, access the right treatments and receive the vital social support they need to flourish. On multiple fronts, Montefiore is developing more effective and less invasive approaches to complex problems from procedures to repair diseased hearts, protocols to treat complex cancers and medical devices designed to meet the needs of growing children.

      Primary Care

      With nearly 50 primary care locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, we are focusing on accessible, patient-centered primary and preventive care provided by leading physicians in the areas of family and internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and a team of experts in nursing, health education, nutrition and pharmacy.

      Providing Care Without Walls

      Montefiore combines its deep commitment to the community with nationally-renowned expertise to reach people in locations easiest for them. Through Montefiore’s School Health Program (MSHP), Primary Care at Home programs, mobile medical and dental health vans and health education initiatives, Montefiore provides primary care services in non-traditional settings.

      Through the formation of highly integrated teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals, care managers and other caregivers, we provide care around the patient, when and where they need it.

      Research and Education

      Montefiore's partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. Together, the two institutions are among 38 academic medical centers nationwide to be awarded a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) by the National Institutes of Health.

      The second-largest medical residency program in the country, with 1,251 residents and fellows across 89 programs, Montefiore provides the doctors of tomorrow a unique opportunity for education and training in one of the most diverse urban areas in the country — one where the population is global, the disease burden is high, and the need for quality care is great.

      The partnership is further strengthened by the dual appointments of faculty and physicians across both organizations—enhancing synergies and collaborations for research, teaching and patient care.

      Comprehensive Care Management

      Since 1996, Montefiore has developed advanced models of care management to help patients, especially those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart failure and mental illness, achieve better health and improved wellbeing in a cost effective way. Montefiore goes beyond fragmented fee-for-service payments, assuming total responsibility for the quality and costs of care for some of our sickest patients.

      Through CMO, Montefiore Care Management, we use a global prepayment or similar strategies to manage care for 200,000 individuals over the continuum, including hospital care, rehabilitation, outpatient care, professional services, home care, mental health counseling, community-based services, remote patient monitoring and many other programs.

      Our leadership in coordinating care across multiple settings has earned us federal recognition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. Montefiore's ACO is one of only 32 organizations in the nation, as well as the only one in New York State, to operate under this new model of providing Medicare beneficiaries with higher quality care, while reducing expenditures through enhanced care coordination.

      Learn More

      • Mission, Vision and Values – Montefiore’s unique path of growth into the future and the clinical excellence and outstanding customer care that will get us there.
      • History and Milestones – Proud traditions guiding our mission and the moments that helped shape Montefiore into a premier academic medical center.
      • Commitment to the Community – Community health, education and neighborhood development.
      • Leadership – Executives and clinical chairs leading Montefiore’s advancements.
      • Physicians – Widely acclaimed medical professionals and specialists who provide our patients with the highest standards of care.
      • Nursing Staff – Highly competent and compassionate professionals committed to improving the health of their patients.
      • Ways to Give – Philanthropic opportunities and other ways to support Montefiore Medical Center.

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