Nurse Technician (RN Student) - Med 1

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.
• 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.
• Currently enrolled in either:
  • A Registered Nurse accredited School of Nursing program who is in the Junior or Senior level year that has completed their second clinical rotation (Med/Surg clinicals)
  • A Licensed Practical Nurse accredited School of Nursing program who has completed their first semester/term
• Must be a student nurse.
• Communication, Customer Service, computer Skills, and Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• BLS Certification required.