Nurse Technician (Days)

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance in patient admission, discharge, and transfer.
• Measures, collects, and documents patient data according to policy and reports symptoms, reactions, and changes in patients' condition to the Registered Nurse.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and appropriate patient care (personal hygiene, linen changes, assists with meals, elimination).
• Assists with transporting and mobility needs of patient.
• Retrieves medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and delivers the medications to the nurse and/or places medications in a secure location as determined by the nurse manager.
• Keeps patient rooms and nursing station areas clean and orderly.
• Collaborates with physicians during examinations, treatments, and special tests.
• Collects patient specimens and transports them to the lab under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Performs procedures consistent with standards set forth by their school of nursing and level of nursing education completed under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Utilizes equipment safely for patient care as directed by a Registered Nurse.
• Adheres to standards of nursing and the policies and procedures set forth by the institution to enhance the quality and efficiency of hospital nursing services.
• Utilizes all equipment, supplies, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement programs.
• Aware of behavioral/psychological changes of patients and promptly reports changes to assigned nurse or charge nurse.
• Adapts care to the patients' needs and level of development.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• Student Nurse in good standing with completion of basic patient skills within nursing program.
• Must be a student nurse currently enrolled in either: Registered Nurse accredited School of Nursing program who is in the Junior or Senior level year or Licensed Practical Nurse accredited School of Nursing program who has completed their first semester/term.
• Training: Student Nurse in good standing within an accredited program.
• Special Skills: Communication, Customer Service, computer Skills, and Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• BLS Certification required.