Job Requirements Company Description
- University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) offers the residents of northeastern Maryland an unparalleled combination of clinical expertise, leading-edge technology, and an exceptional patient experience.
- A community-based, integrated, non-profit health system, our vision is to become the preferred, integrated health system creating the healthiest community in Maryland.
- We are dedicated to maintaining and improving the health of the people in our community through an integrated health delivery system that provides high quality care to all.
- Our commitment to service excellence is evident through a broad range of health care services, technologies and facilities.
- We work collaboratively with our community and other health organizations to serve as a resource for health promotion and education.
- Today, UM UCH is the leading health care system and second largest private employer in Harford County.
- Our 3,500 team members and over 650 medical staff physicians serve residents of Harford County, eastern Baltimore County, and western Cecil County.
Patient Care Technician, MedSurg Telemetry, full time, days, $2K Sign-on Bonus 7am-7pm Full-time, Days
- I.
- General Summary Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care.
- Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, aids patient’s with activities of daily living.
- This role performs blood draws and collects specimen samples.
- Observes and collects data and communicates about the patient’s status in order to identify needs and provides needed care.
- Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team.
- II.
- Principal Responsibilities and Tasks The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this classification.
- They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
- 1.
- Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
- 2.
- Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
- 3.
- Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
- 4.
- Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
- 5.
- Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
- 6.
- Promotes patient safety including fall prevention.
- Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
- 7.
- Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area.
- Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
- 8.
- Provides post-mortem care.
- 9.
- Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
- 10.
- Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status.
- 11.
- Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output.
- Documents calorie count.
- Measures and documents patient weight.
- 12.
- Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care.
- Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices.
- 13.
- Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
- 14.
- Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin.
- Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment.
- Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
- 15.
- Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing.
- Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.
- 16.
- Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM.
- Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
- 17.
- Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
- 18.
- Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
- 19.
- Complies with the The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
- 20.
- Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks.
- Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
- 21.
- Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
- 22.
- Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
- 23.
- Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
- 24.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Work Experience 1.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2.
- Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) required.
- 3.
- No previous experience required; previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred.
- 4.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Benefits
Compensation: Pay Range: $17.68 - $24.76 Other Compensation (if applicable): Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide
