Patient Care Technician (Psychiatric 7am-7:30pmshift)
hace 8 días
Valhalla
Job Description Overview Signet Health is hiring for responsible and experienced Patient Care Technicians. The position is responsible for daily assistance to patients in connection with personal hygiene, grooming, appointments and activities. Assist patients with particular issue or needs as well as provided appropriate emotional support. Monitor vital signs, temperature and patient condition. Assist nursing staff in administering basic treatments. Ensure rooms have adequate patient care supplies. The Patient Care Technician position is an important part of the care of the patient. PCTs see the patients every day and interact with them. Signet Health offers a market competitive compensation package with a starting hourly pay of $20.25/hour. Primary Responsibilities Include: • Understands and adheres to the Westchester Medical Center’s – Behavioral Health Center’s Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors, • Integrates patient's rights into work practice., • Utilizes current methods of infection control., • Participates in Performance Improvement Initiatives., • Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision-making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues., • Collaborates and communicates with the treatment team., • Completes competency requirements., • Attends mandatory in-services and staff meetings as required/ requested., • Adheres to all policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physical., • Maintains documentation including shift summaries, significant incident reports, documentation of room checks, etc., • De-escalate and intervene in crises situations as appropriate. Provide one to one supervision of patients as ordered by medical staff., • Enters all treatment data into the designated clinical application accurately and in a timely manner., • Perform other duties, not listed above, as assigned., • Comply in a timely, honest and quality manner with all Corporate and management reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, DMARS, clinical reporting, Quality reporting, HR and finance reporting requirements., • Read, understand and comply with all Signet policies and procedures. Hiring for 12 hour shifts. 7am-7:30pm, 11am-11:30pm shift starting pay $20.25/hr. Responsibilities • Associate Degree from an accredited college or university in a Health and/or Human Services field, preferred OR, • NYS Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, and/or Patient Care Technician certificate preferred OR, • High School Degree or equivalent required., • Minimum two (2) years of direct patient care experience preferred., • Previous patient care experience in a behavioral health or hospital setting preferred., • Ability to direct the activities of patients, to work under potentially stressful conditions, and deal with individuals / critical situations in an effective manner., • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse population., • Ability to work independently., • Sufficient physical ability and perceptive acuity to perform patient care functions., • Successful completion of departmental required training and in-service training., • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing and to follow oral and written instructions as well as the ability to read and understand english. Qualifications The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. The Behavioral Health Center, located on WMC's Valhalla campus, has been a leading provider of psychiatric services since 1929, offering a full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient, community and emergency care for adults, children, and adolescents.
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