Patient Care Tech - PCT, CNA, MA - Cardiac PCU/ICU (Full or Part Time - Rotating Days/Afternoons)

Company: Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Rotating ShiftDescription:An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care Team!Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, one of the nation's top health care services providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers. SJMHS is part of Trinity Health a national Catholic health system with an enduring legacy and a steadfast mission to be a transforming and healing presence within the communities we serve.As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life. Our Core Values, Reverence, Commitment to the Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity guide our behaviors to help us achieve our Vision.DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:6-East is a Cardiology unit, which consists of 26 Intermediate Carebeds and 6 Cardiac Intensive Care beds. The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) typically receives the critically ill cardiac patients, which would include patients having an ST elevation Myocardial Infarction, cardiogenic shock; post cardiac arrest requiring mechanical ventilation or therapeutic hypothermia. They also accept patients who require specialized equipment such as an Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) or a Swan Ganz catheter, and patients who are hemodynamically unstable and require IV pressors. The CICU can also take the overflow patients from the Medical Intensive Care Unit or the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.SUMMARY:Provides quality patient centered care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs through competent clinical practice and application of the nursing process. Consistently integrates concepts of relationship based care into practice. Serves as a clinical and educational resource to others on the unit. Assumes accountability for nursing care of designated patients. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competenciesEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:Education:

• High school diploma or GEDExperience:
  • Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course. Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.Required Skills and Abilities:
    • Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, families, and other employeesAbility to:
      • Follow instructions and record patient information.
      • Prioritize assigned tasks and organize work.
      • Walk and stand for 90% of shift.
      • Lift, turn, and position patients.
      • Concentrate and pay close attention to details for over 90% of time
      • Able to work in area with potential exposure to infectious agents and/or contaminants.
      • Basic computer skills such as use of e-mail and simple word processing
      • Maintains AHA Heartsaver certificationWhy this position - What can it do for you!
        • Located in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Michigan with easy access to US-23, M-14, and I-94.
          • Full benefits package
            • Medical
            • Dental
            • Vision
            • Paid Time Off
            • Retirement Savings Plan with employer contribution option
            • Tuition Reimbursement
            • Life Insurance
            • Short/Long Term Disability
              • Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health in 22 different states!
              • Free close proximity parking!For more information regarding career opportunities with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System please visit www.stjoeshealth.org/careers.Successful candidate will be subject to mandatory vaccinations/immunizations unless they qualify for an available exemption.This document is intended to describe the generalized duties and responsibilities, the specialized job functions, and the essential requirements of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of all supplemental duties, responsibilities, or non-essential requirements or reflect any accommodations made under the American's with Disability Act, the Michigan Handicapper's Act, or SJMHS's Return to Work Program.Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTrinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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