Rehabilitation Nurse Technician Weekender Brain Injury Part Time Evening Shift Sign On Bonus Offered

About the role

The Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT) works part-time evenings, offering a sign-on bonus of $1,500 for new hires. This role offers a salary range of $19.07 to $23.83 per hour.

Job Shift

Job Shift: Evening Job (2nd)

Compensation

Compensation: USD 19.07 - USD 23.83 - hourly

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. Join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits, from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits.

Job Description

The RNT has expertise related to the specific needs for patients in the rehabilitation environment, including severe chronic conditions and complex disabilities. They are a member of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation care team and support interventions to help individuals and their families achieve independence, adjust to the patients' health, and look beyond the disability or condition. The RNT services adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Collections and reports pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Assists and instructs patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, including showering, promoting maximal independence and skill practice.
• Performs preventive skin care program as directed by RN and reports any changes in skin integrity immediately to the RN.
• Accurately obtains and documents patients' vital signs/pulse oximetry and communicates any reportable values, symptoms or signs of distress to the RN.
• Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities utilizing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices. Practice therapy transfers and ambulation with patients within safe patient handling guidelines as delegated by the RN.
• Assists patient with application of assistive devices and prosthetics/orthoses according to individual patient plan of care.
• Assists patient with completing menus. Passes patient meal trays and HS snacks, verifying any modified diet is as ordered. Accurately calculates and documents calorie count and carbohydrates, intake and output as ordered.
• Assist patient with 1:1 feeds as ordered. For patients with dysphagia, cue patient to use ordered swallowing strategies, under the direction of the RN.
• Answers and triages patient call lights and meets patient care needs with an appropriate sense of urgency.
• Proactively set up patient room for therapy readiness.
• Get weekly weights on all patients, and daily as ordered, using appropriate method for patients' mobility, and escalating changes as needed.
• Collection of laboratory specimens as directed by RN.
• Obtains blood glucose measurements and 12-lead EKG as ordered.
• Transfers patient from wall to tank oxygen or tube feedings in preparation for patient attending therapy.
• Provide supervision and activities, or restraint use, for patients with high risk for fall or injury.
• Maintain and organize unit equipment inventories.
• Preceptor to new employees and partner with RNT certified nursing students during clinical rotation.
• Serves on Cardiac Arrest team performing high quality CPR.
• Participate in bedside handoff.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent (GED) High School degree, or G.E.D equivalent, is required.
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (C.N.A.) is required or current enrollment in an RN Nursing Program, with the successful completion of two clinical rotations.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people and provide highest level of customer service.
• Understanding and support of Northwestern Medicine’s Mission and Values.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.
• 12 lead EKG competency completed within 6 months of employment.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.