Telesitter Monitor Technician

Description

Telesitter Monitor Technician

Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.


A Brief Overview

The monitor technician provides continuous observation and surveillance of assigned patients., to optimize safety of the patient


What you will do

• Demonstrates understanding and proficiency of the use of the Video Monitoring (VM) software.
• Maintains visual observation at all times.
• Verbally redirects patients over a digital 2-way audio device that is in the patient room.
• Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance.
• Participates in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patients when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.
• Informs nurse prior to leaving the monitoring station for any reason so that relief may be provided to ensure constant patient observation.
• Provides patients with explanations as necessary, but does not counsel or provide opinions. Demonstrates behaviors in line with Service Excellence.
• Seeks help or advice as soon as possible when a patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others.
• Participates in a collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues
• Demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules, works to prevent unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and department safety programs.
• Performs all essential functions of a patient care technician (PCT).

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Required

Experience Qualifications

• Prior hospital experience as a patient care technician Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Attention to detail; focus

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.