Weekend Patient Monitoring Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans.
• Provides direct care for complex veterans.
• Observes and reports changes in patient condition behavior, or physical status to licensed staff promptly.
• Responds promptly to patient call lights and requests within scope of role.
• Adheres to infection prevention standards, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions and appropriate use of PPE.
• Assists with cleaning and disinfecting patient care equipment according to policy.
• Participates in shift handoffs and unit communication as appropriate.
• Assists with admission, transfer and discharge activities within scope.
• Conducts special observation of patient, including one to one monitoring, for patients identified by licensed providers as requiring continuous supervision due to safety risks. Maintains continuous visual observation of the patient as defined by the ordered level of observation and facility policy. Remains physically present and attentive at all times and does not leave patient unattended.
• Utilizes principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives. This includes but is not limited to monitoring, collecting and reporting quality data (e.g., alarm validation checks, escalation counts, event timeliness, documentation completeness) to support program quality improvement.
• Monitors real-time ECG waveforms for multiple patients from a centralized telemetry station, ensuring rapid recognition of arrhythmias, hemodynamic-impacting rhythm changes, and urgent clinical indicators requiring immediate escalation. Sustains continuous vigilance over multi-patient ECG waveforms, refraining from distractions and ensuring constant presence at the central monitoring station to maintain uninterrupted cardiac rhythm observation. Documents required telemetry notes in the EHR at the start of each shift, ensuring baseline rhythm information is captured, and promptly records any significant rhythm changes or notable events throughout the tour of duty.
• Monitors multiple patients/residents simultaneously from a centralized observation station; maintains vigilant situational awareness and rapidly identifies behaviors indicating risk that may jeopardize patient safety (e.g., unassisted bed exit, agitation, confusion, etc., as defined by facility policy).
• Provides real-time verbal redirection to patients via two-way audio, using clear, calm, and professional communication. When redirection fails or risk escalates, immediately notifies assigned nursing staff of safety concerns per facility protocol.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 8 Hour and/or 12 hour Days, Evenings, or Nights, with occasional rotating shift for coverage, and rotating weekends and holidays.

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Functional Statement #: 55309-F, 55310-F, and 55311-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized