Patient Video Monitor Tech, GMMC, PRN, Variable

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.