St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare organization offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. St. Mary’s Healthcare has also been named a 2026 Times Union Top Workplace—the first acute care hospital in the Capital Region to earn the distinction since the Times Union launched the recognition program 14 years ago.
Job Requisition: PCTMO001754
Employment Type: Full-time
Shift: Night/Weekends
Hours Per Week: 36-hour/week
Hiring Range: $18.39-$24.59
The posted pay range contains shift differentials. This position is eligible for additional compensation based on the shifts worked.
- Weekday evening shift - additional 10% plus $2.00 per hour
- Weekday night shift - an additional 15% plus $3.00 per hour
- Weekend day shift – an additional 10%
- Weekend evening & night shifts – an additional 21%
The actual compensation for this position will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Responsibilities:
- Aids with movement, mobility, transfers, and placement of patients, and assists with repositioning to prevent skin breakdown.
- Assists patients with personal care and activities of daily living, including hygiene, toileting, feeding, and comfort measures.
- Obtains and accurately records vital signs, intake and output, weights, and point-of-care blood glucose.
- Performs 12-lead EKGs and assists with specimen collection and processing per protocol.
- Reports findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff promptly.
- Documents of care provided and required records accurately and in a timely manner.
- Keep patient rooms clean, orderly, and stocked, and maintain medical equipment.
- Continuously monitors cardiac telemetry for assigned patients.
- Recognizes and interprets heart rhythms and arrhythmias, including life-threatening dysrhythmias.
- Immediately notify nurses or providers of rhythm changes, including critical rhythms, per established escalation protocols.
- Applies, adjusts, and troubleshoots of telemetry leads and monitoring equipment; manages alarm parameters appropriately.
- Accurately measures, documents, and stores rhythm strips according to unit protocol.
Education:
- High school diploma/GED required, or a minimum of three (3) years’ experience required.
- BLS provider obtained within 3 months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date
Required Skills and Attributes:
- Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while utilizing critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.
- Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed and positive.
- Excellent customer service skills and must display integrity, friendliness, and compassion.
- Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.
- Must be flexible to take initiative and embrace new opportunities to grow both personally and organizationally.
- Problem solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products: Outlook, Word, Excel
- Strong organizational skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English.
Required
Equal Opportunity Employer
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