Patient Care Assistant / Monitor Tech (PCA II) – Float

Facility

St. Mary’s General Hospital

St. Mary’s General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary’s General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary’s General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a “Top 15 Healthcare System” by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit www.smh-nj.com.

The Patient Care Assistant II (PCA II) is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. The PCA II is responsible to monitor cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitor. May assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to all patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the RN and within the scope of the Patient Care Assistant I (PCA I) job description as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.

education, experience, TRAINING

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.

2. Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current

4. Six months previous experience as Monitor Technician preferred. 5. Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.

6. Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.

7. Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.

8. Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physicians office preferred.

St. Mary’s General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $17.12 to $23.52. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Part Time > 59

Days

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