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Hartford Healthcare

Patient Care Tech I (CNA, EMT) - Crisis Services

Hartford Healthcare, West Haven, Connecticut, us, 06516


Description Job Schedule: Part Time Standard Hours: 24 Job Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: 24 hour Day shift with hours of 7a-730p. Every third weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and rotating holidays. Work whereevery momentmatters.Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.Serving our community since 1998, MidState Medical Center is a vibrant and progressive organization with a genuine concern for our patients, community, and employee’s alike. We’ve earned top honors for quality stroke care, gold level recognition for organ donation, and employing leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, providing the highest quality level of care.The Crisis Services Unit in the EmergencyRoom provides its patients with the highest level of care for all ages as theyface acute exacerbation of mental health symptoms. Our multi-disciplinary teamis comprised of Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses, Nurse Technicians, and SocialWorkers. This locked subset of the main Emergency Room is equipped withfeatures to provide optimal safety for our patients and staff. Our staff worksin collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams in a patientcentered care model in a richly diverse work space.Job SummaryProvides safe and appropriate basic patient care, as delegated by a Registered Nurse, in order to assist patients in achieving established outcomes by: performing comfort measures; assisting patients with activities of daily living (e.g. basic hygiene, toileting, nutrition, etc.); collecting data points (e.g. vital signs, EKG's, phlebotomy, blood glucose monitoring, etc.) entering all lab request information into the database system; providing RN with information utilized in assessment; performing direct patient observation; reporting changes in patient condition to RN; reinforcing patient education; and performing wound dressings as needed.Qualifications Qualifications

High school graduate or equivalent.CNA Certified within 6 months or a nursing student with one year of clinical experience.Previous Emergency Medicine experience preferred.Previous EKG and Phlebotomy experience required.CPR validation within three months of hire.Candidate must possess effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

As a Hartford HealthCare entity, MidState Medical Center provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package consisting of:

Medical and dental benefits401(k) plan with employer matchGenerous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including six paid holidaysAdditional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.