Nurse Tech I

CommonSpirit Health•Tacoma, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Nurse Technician, you will assist nursing staff and provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Every day you will perform basic patient care tasks, monitor vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, and maintain a clean and safe patient environment. To be successful, you will demonstrate compassion, strong communication skills, an eagerness to learn, and adherence to patient care protocols, supporting the care team effectively.

Requirements

High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or High School GED General Studies and current enrollment in an accredited Registered Nurse Bachelor of Science Degree program or a Registered Nurse Associate Degree program with satisfactory completion of at least one academic term (quarter or semester) which includes a clinical component
Nurse Technician: WA
Basic Life Support - CPR

Responsibilities

Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within scope of practice permitted by Nursing Skills Checklist, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.
Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, limitations of scope of practice and patient acuity.
Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within scope of practice permitted by Nursing Skills Checklist.
Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
Obtains, labels and transports a variety of samples (e.g. urine, stool, sputum specimens and blood products).
Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
Maintains a neat and organized work environment.
Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
Maintains a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards and infection prevention.