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PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-Pool-6A Medical Surgical- Episcopal Campus
PER DIEMPhiladelphia

Summary

Location

Philadelphia

Type

PER_DIEM

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About this role

Provides direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the registered nurse. Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care through the initiation/completion of procedures relating to basic human, mental health and social needs; comfort, safety and emergency measures; activities of daily living; personal care needs; nutrition and fluid needs; and elimination needs. Measures vitals signs, interprets cardiac monitoring strips, identifies dysrhythmias, documents monitoring strips and reports information to the registered nurse. Performs ECGs, venipuncture, capillary blood glucose testing, and Unit Secretary, Patient Transport and Environment of Care duties.

Education
Other Successful completion of Nurses Aide/Medical Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation program or successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care Course in a Registered Professional Nurse program. Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred

Experience
General Experience as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, monitor technician and/or unit secretary. Preferred
General Experience as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, monitor technician, phlebotomist and/or unit secretary - for Medical Telemetry Preferred

Licenses

Other facts

Tech stack
Patient Care,Vital Signs Measurement,Cardiac Monitoring,ECGs,Venipuncture,Blood Glucose Testing,Personal Care,Nutrition,Fluid Needs,Elimination Needs,Emergency Measures,Activities of Daily Living,Documentation,Communication,Teamwork,Safety

About Temple University Health System

At Temple Health, patients have access to some of the most advanced research and clinical care — tools we are using to help achieve outcomes once thought to be impossible. Our renowned physicians, nurses and researchers are committed to providing tomorrow's treatments, today.

Are you ready for an incredible career opportunity? To surround yourself with passion, teamwork and talent? Join Temple Health. Your tomorrow is here.

Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH-Main Campus), one of the region's most respected academic medical centers, Fox Chase Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus, a community-based campus of TUH offering medical, surgical and emergency services, TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; Temple Faculty Physicians, a clinical faculty practice plan comprised of more than 500 full-time and part-time academic physicians in 20 clinical departments; Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices; and Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company. Temple Health is also proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Founding Year: 1892

What you'll do

  • Provides direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance of a registered nurse. Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care and performing various medical procedures.

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As a PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-Pool-6A Medical Surgical- Episcopal Campus at Temple University Health System, you will: provides direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance of a registered nurse. Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care and performing various medical procedures..

Why join Temple University Health System as a PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-Pool-6A Medical Surgical- Episcopal Campus?

Temple University Health System is a leading Hospitals and Health Care company.

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The PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-Pool-6A Medical Surgical- Episcopal Campus position at Temple University Health System is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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