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Submission for the position Patient Care Tech - ED Hold - Nights - Job Number 2600008Yfalse673597false
Patient Care Tech - ED Hold - Nights2600008Y
The Patient Care Technician provides a variety of indirect and direct care including provision for patients dependency needs such as nutrition hygiene safety and physical and psychological comfort measures to patient and significant others under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission vision and values.
Work is primarily performed in patient settings. Extensive interaction with patients staff physicians family members and visitors. Lifting bending stooping and exposure to blood borne pathogens.
This position has been evaluated as a Level 1 in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA definition of occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens.
The ED Hold Unit is a specialized inpatient nursing department located within the Emergency Department. Staffed by a dedicated inpatient nursing team this unit provides care for admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients under both inpatient and observation status. Care begins in the Emergency Department and is delivered in close collaboration with the ED nursing team. Patients with inpatient status are transferred to inpatient units as beds become available while those under observation remain in the ED Hold Unit for the duration of their stay.
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Submission for the position Patient Care Tech - ED Hold - Nights - Job Number 2600008Yfalse673597false
Patient Care Tech - ED Hold - Nights2600008Y
The Patient Care Technician provides a variety of indirect and direct care including provision for patients dependency needs such as nutrition hygiene safety and physical and psychological comfort measures to patient and significant others under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission vision and values.
Work is primarily performed in patient settings. Extensive interaction with patients staff physicians family members and visitors. Lifting bending stooping and exposure to blood borne pathogens.
This position has been evaluated as a Level 1 in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA definition of occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens.
The ED Hold Unit is a specialized inpatient nursing department located within the Emergency Department. Staffed by a dedicated inpatient nursing team this unit provides care for admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients under both inpatient and observation status. Care begins in the Emergency Department and is delivered in close collaboration with the ED nursing team. Patients with inpatient status are transferred to inpatient units as beds become available while those under observation remain in the ED Hold Unit for the duration of their stay.