Unit Clerk/Nurse Assistant - Cooper University Health Care
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
About the Job
UNIT CLERK/PATIENT CARE TECH– PCU-TELEMETRY
About Us
Come and join the Cape Regional team. Cape Regional offers a competitive compensation package, which includes highly competitive pay, outstanding health benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision) for you and your eligible dependents), company-paid life insurance, retirement benefit, paid time off, other voluntary benefits, tuition assistance, career advancement opportunities, and On-site Early Education Center (10% tuition employee discount.)
Description
Perform skills necessary to maintain patient chart. Schedules tests as necessary and files results after review by appropriate personnel.
Answers phone and patient call bells and refer to appropriate personnel.
Communicates with other departments regarding patient needs and movement.
Other duties as assigned.
Follow established policies and procedures.
Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management, and physicians.
Applies Cape Regional Health System core values of quality; service; efficiency; integrity; safety; professionalism, teamwork, and compassion.
Experience Required
Previous Unit Clerk or Medical clerical experience preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
Education Requirements
High School graduate or equivalent.
License/Certification Requirements
None
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
About Us
Come and join the Cape Regional team. Cape Regional offers a competitive compensation package, which includes highly competitive pay, outstanding health benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision) for you and your eligible dependents), company-paid life insurance, retirement benefit, paid time off, other voluntary benefits, tuition assistance, career advancement opportunities, and On-site Early Education Center (10% tuition employee discount.)
The Patient Care Technicianis responsible for the delivery of patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
This position requires cross-training to unit clerk role.
Duties include:
- Observes and reports to the RN for all significant changes in patient’s condition
- Assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g. preparing patient for and assisting with meals, bathing)
- Takes and records vital signs, height and weights, measures and records fluid intake and output, collects specimens
- Assist with transport of patients within the hospital
- One-on-one observation with required documentation. Close observation monitoring
- Demonstrates proficient computer skills
- Ability to follow through with physician orders
- Utilizes internal paging system and patient call system
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
High School graduate or equivalent.
American Heart Association, (AHA) CPR (Basic Life Support) Certification required.
Previous Patient Care Technician or Nursing Assistantexperience preferred.
