Patient Care Tech II-Inpatient, West - Per Diem

Position: Patient Care Tech II-Inpatient, West 1 - Per Diem
## Patient Care Tech II-Inpatient, West 1 - Per Diem Apply remote type:
On-site (100% Onsite) locations:
Worcester, MA Memorial Campus time type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
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** Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?  to apply through your Workday account.
**** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$15.00 - $25.82

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s
** experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations**.
** Schedule Details:
** Holidays
- One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays
- One Major Winter Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends
- One Full Weekend a Month
** Scheduled

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** Shift:
** 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* * Cost Center:
** 10010 - 0212 West 1

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
** Everyone Is a Caregiver
** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.## Under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) and in keeping with unit specific standards, performs a variety of patient care activities to meet the personal needs and comfort of patients; and assists members of the health care team.## As an integral member of the patient care team, serves both internal and external customers including patients, families, nurses, physicians and other colleagues who support the delivery of care and services.##

** Major Responsibilities:*** ## Provides clear, timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patient/s. Examples, but not limited to changes in skin condition, vital signs, and/or mental status.* ## Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment. Works to utilize interventions to de-escalate patients and if unsuccessful participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
* ## Assists patient with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, ambulating, meals and nourishment.* ## Assists in moving, lifting, positioning and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work-related activities.* ## Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.##

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*** ## Minimum of a high school education or GED.* ## Current Basic Life Support or Heart Saver certification.##
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*** ## Must be able to read, write and communicate in English in a clear and concise manner.* ## Must utilize proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work-related activities.* ## Must have strong interpersonal skills to gather information from individuals, build relationships that support collaborative work within the department and across the organization and provide exceptional service to patients.
* ## Must have proven interpersonal skills to provides respectful, culturally and age appropriate communication with patients, staff, family, visitors and others.* ## Must have proven problem-solving abilities for routine situations and requests assistance from identified resources when more direction is needed.* ## Must be able to remain calm when under stress or in emergency situations.##
** Preferred:*** ## Demonstrated clinical experience doing similar work in a clinical setting.* ## Prior inpatient/outpatient care experience or clinical care training.*…