Nurse Tech Telemetry

About the Role

As our Nurse Tech, you will help nursing staff deliver individual patient care so they can maintain standards of nursing practice and contribute to a compassionate, healing environment for patients, families, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, assist with daily living activities, and ensure patient stability.
• Adhere to St. Alexius Medical Center's mission and values while maintaining quality of care according to policies.
• Assist with personal hygiene, feeding, ambulating, and positioning of patients.
• Monitor vital signs, report changes, and respond to call lights.
• Maintain a safe environment and document actions.
• Provide comprehensive patient personal care and comfort, including hygiene, mobility assistance (e.g., ambulation, transfers), and addressing basic needs like feeding, skin care, and elimination.
• Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies efficiently for various medical procedures and examinations.
• Perform, monitor, document, and report clinical activities within assigned tasks, promptly notifying the RN of any changes in patient condition.
• Assist nursing staff with patient admission, discharge, and transfer processes, including managing belongings, providing comfort items, orienting patients/families, and transport.
• Maintain a neat work environment, manage supplies and equipment (ordering, stocking, reporting issues, initiating repairs), and contribute patient data to the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives, personal growth opportunities, and ongoing education/orientation to the RN role, while consistently adhering to scope of practice.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Listed on a Nurse Assistant Registry (or obtain placement immediately after orientation).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize assignments and work under pressure.
• Obtain Basic Life Support Certification within the orientation period.

About the Workplace

Since 1885, CHI St. Alexius Health has been dedicated to leading health care in this region by enriching the lives of patients through the highest quality of care. The network includes a tertiary hospital in Bismarck, critical access hospitals (CAHs) in Carrington, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Garrison, Turtle Lake, Washburn, and Williston, as well as numerous clinics and outpatient services. CHI St. Alexius Health manages four CAHs in North Dakota—Elgin, Linton, and Wishek—and Mobridge Regional Medical Center in Mobridge, S.D.

CHI St. Alexius Health offers a comprehensive line of inpatient and outpatient medical services, including a Level II Trauma Center, primary and specialty physician clinics, home health and hospice services, durable medical equipment services, a fitness and human performance center, and ancillary services throughout western and central North Dakota. CHI St. Alexius Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people.

Pay

$16.29 - $22.14 per hour