Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech - NICU

Location: 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Pay Range: $16.37 – $24.89

Type of Opportunity: Part time (0.50 FTE), Non-exempt, Varied days and hours

About the role

Presbyterian Hospital's NICU is hiring a Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech to perform secretarial/clerical duties while acting as the communication center for the nursing unit. You will carry out specific patient-care procedures (such as bedside testing) under the direction of a licensed nurse and perform support procedures for the operation of a nursing or clinical department. You will also operate patient monitoring systems.

How You Grow, Learn And Thrive

• 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

• Courteously greet and direct customers
• Promote and facilitate accurate and timely unit communication
• Keep locator boards current
• Answer telephones and efficiently process information, including accurately transcribing physicians’ orders
• Communicate and process necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; ensure the medical record is complete and in order at discharge
• Maintain correct census and bed status report
• Assemble patients’ charts and organize them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed
• Maintain and account for office supplies for the unit; assist in maintaining nursing unit cleanliness and orderliness

Technician Duties

• Monitor, collect, and record information in the patient record
• Collect and record vital signs, weights, and other patient data; transport patients and document actions in the patient record
• Participate in the nutritional well-being of patients through tray delivery, assistance with patient set-up and feeding; accurately record input and output
• Assist with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene (shaving, mouth care, foot care, pericare, and bathing), positioning, and ambulation
• Communicate information pertinent to the end-of-shift summation before leaving the unit
• Round on patients and families frequently to assess and address personal needs, concerns, or comfort-related issues; report information to the responsible nurse for resolution when necessary
• Insert and remove gastric and urethral tubes; perform enemas and disimpactions; remove peripheral intravenous therapy lines
• Perform phlebotomy on certain units after specific training
• Operate patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs (such as cardiac and fetal heart monitoring); perform bedside testing such as oximetry, ECG, glucometry, urinalysis, and other tests
• Perform wound care and dressing changes; remove staples and sutures; assist nurses and physicians with sterile procedures; assist with application and removal of restraints under the direction of an RN
• Apply oxygen delivery devices as ordered without altering settings or determining rates; assist patients with portable or wall oxygen and ensure proper storage of E cylinders
• Document all care provided in the appropriate place in the patient record; assemble patient charts; post laboratory and other results in the patient chart; use the computerized documentation system at the skill level required by this role
• Deliver specimens to Laboratory, Microbiology, and Pathology; transport x-rays, blood products, and equipment
• Ensure cleanliness of nutrition areas and general unit; clean and store equipment; empty trash, linen bags, and sharps containers; stock medical supplies, linens, and paper goods; inventory equipment as required; process broken equipment as directed; maintain equipment logs as required
• Perform other functions as required

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Clinical experience OR completion of a Unit Secretary course OR completion of a self-study module (preferred)
• Must successfully complete competency verification before starting on the assigned unit
• BLS certification required at time of hire

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

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.