Nursing Tech

Location: 211 Sudderth Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345-6002

About the Role

Performs specific patient care procedures (such as phlebotomy, wound care, gastric and urethral tube insertion, and bedside testing) under the direction of a licensed Nurse. Also performs specific support procedures for the operation of a Nursing or Clinical Department. Operates patient monitoring systems.

How you grow, learn, and thrive matters here:

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety: a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities

• Monitors patients and collects information for documentation in the patient record
• Stamps and assembles patient charts
• Posts laboratory and other test results
• Transports patients and documents action on patient record
• Collects and records vital signs, weights, and other patient data in patient record
• Administers oxygen under the direction of a licensed Nurse
• Assists nurses and physicians with sterile procedures
• Documents all care provided in the appropriate place in the patient record
• Removes peripheral, intravenous therapy lines, and urethral tubes
• Performs bedside testing such as oximetry, ECG, Glucometery, urinalysis, and other tests
• Assists with activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, and walking patients
• Operates patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs (e.g., cardiac and fetal heart monitoring)
• Participates in the nutritional well-being of the patient through tray delivery, assistance with patient set-up, assists dependent patients with intake needs, and accurately records consumption
• Uses the computerized Patient Care Information System (PACIS) at the skill level required for the role
• Ensures cleanliness of nutrition areas and general unit
• Cleans and stores equipment, empties trash, linen bags, and sharps containers
• Stocks medical supplies, linens, and paper goods
• Inventories equipment as required and processes broken equipment as directed
• Maintains equipment logs as required
• Delivers specimens to Laboratory, Microbiology, and Pathology
• Transports x-rays, blood, and equipment
• Delivers patient food trays and nourishment
• Performs basic clerical duties such as answering phones, taking messages, filing, and copying
• Assists or provides patient hygiene including shaving, mouth care, foot care, pericare, and bathing
• Assists patients with portable or wall oxygen and ensures proper storage of E cylinders
• Organizes care to contribute to the overall quality of the team
• Communicates information pertinent to the end-of-shift summation before leaving the unit
• Performs other functions as required

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus specialized, short-term training in medical/surgical patient care or the delivery of special care
• One to three years of experience preferred
• Receives on-the-job training and competency verification to perform primary functions
• Formal medical technician or military training preferred (e.g., Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, EMT, Home Health Aide)
• CNA certification preferred

Benefits

• Access to a fun, engaging, and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges, and more

Pay

Pay range: $16.35 - $23.69 per hour

Schedule

• Full time, 0.90 FTE
• 12-hour night shifts

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees, including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care), and Commercial health plans.