Patient Video Monitor Tech, Video Monitoring, Full Time, Days

About the job

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assumes responsibility for constant patient observation via video tele-monitoring system for patients located in the inpatient setting with an identified safety risk. Functions under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Initiates and maintains visual monitoring of patients.
• Observes the visual stream of the patients and notifies assigned nursing staff per the Patient Safety Observation Policy if an issue arises that requires staff response.
• Records initiation of visual monitoring on VMT Monitor Log to include the patient's name, unit, and the reason for visual monitoring.
• Records any verbal patient cuing and/or calls to the nursing staff in the Monitor Tech Visual Monitor Log.
• Utilizes audio component to verbally redirect patient to modify at-risk behaviors.
• At time of discontinuation, places all visual monitoring logs in the patient record.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and participates in ongoing process improvement activities; incorporates process improvement results into practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience - Six (6) months of acute care or twelve (12) months post-acute care nursing assistant experience.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech training program only, may accept 6 months acute care or 12 months post-acute care experience.
• In lieu of ability to verify completion of a nursing assistant training course, may accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed training.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• NA

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Corporate

Department

Video Monitoring

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