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Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Albuquerque, NM.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
Your team is bigger than your department:
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Preferred Job Requirements
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Albuquerque, NM.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.
Your team is bigger than your department:
- Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center is New Mexico's only hospital dedicated exclusively to cardiovascular care, including the state's only facility performing left ventricular aortic device (LVAD) implant and a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room.
- We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- Work under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform duties which include assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
- Observe patients' progress to prepare and disseminate reports to Registered Nurse or other medical staff.
- Obtain and record patients' vital signs and collect specimens for lab tests.
- Provide basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
- Measure and record patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines, assist patients with range of motion, and draw blood
- Assist in providing treatments to patients, perform technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and perform ECGs as ordered
- Coordinate daily activities for assigned unit to include general clerical and administrative support and participates in performance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance
Qualifications
Job Requirements
- High School or GED
- BLS certification within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
- Completion of approved CNA, PCT, or paramedic (EMT-P) certification which includes BLS, or may be senior nursing student with less than one semester to complete in nursing program; responsible for maintaining certificate
Preferred Job Requirements
- 5 years' experience in acute or long-term car
- Experience in Phlebotomy or completion of a Phlebotomy course
- Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy
- Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross trained and cross competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
