Clinical Technician - Telemetry & Neurology

                    

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Job Title

Clinical Technician - Telemetry & Neurology

                        

Location

Port St Lucie

                    

Facility

Tradition Hospital

                     

Department

TMC 8th Floor-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

                      

Job Code

000849

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

6:00am-6:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital. 

 

Tradition Hospital’s 8th Floor Telemetry/Neurology Unit provides exceptional care and monitoring of patients with neurological needs. Telemetry caregivers may clean and shave a patient’s skin to place electrodes, replace electrodes daily, change batteries in a telemetry device, help someone when their monitor’s alarm sounds and explain telemetry to patients.   

 

A caregiver in this position works days from 6:00AM – 6:30PM. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Patient care may include vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and removing urinary Foley catheter.  

• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to an RN.  

• Assist with keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.  

• Complete an internal training program within two weeks of start date.  

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period  

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• One year of recent, full-time patient care experience OR nursing student who has completed at least one clinical rotation as part of an accredited nursing school program OR military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)   

 

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