Nurse Tech Trainee – No Health Care Experience Required!
About The Position
MU Health Care’s Nurse Tech Trainee pathway is designed for applicants who do not yet meet the qualifications to work as a Nurse Tech and want to gain hands-on healthcare experience while completing training. Trainees begin with three days of orientation, then move into unit-based training and patient care experiences while completing requirements such as BLS certification and online learning modules. Successful completion prepares trainees for the option to test for the CNA Challenge exam. Trainees work alongside experienced healthcare professionals and support patients with daily activities, assist nursing staff, respond to patient needs, and contribute to a compassionate, patient-centered environment. The role is based in various inpatient units and may be located at University Hospital, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Missouri Psychiatric Center, Capital Region Medical Center, or Keene Street Medical Center. Department availability is discussed during the HR phone interview. The position offers various shift options, including days, nights, and weekends, for 24 hours per week (two 12-hour shifts) or more. The work arrangement is on-site. The stated base pay range is $15.81–$26.31 per hour, based on experience; most trainees enter at the entry rate for their assigned work location. Shift differentials may apply. Employees requiring Unlicensed Assistive Personnel training must complete Nursing Housewide Orientation upon hire, BLS within 30 days, the UAP training curriculum within 90 days, and the standard 100-hour log and competency checklist within 180 days. The position involves working in a healthcare facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather required.
Requirements
- Applicants must be ready to gain healthcare experience; the trainee pathway is intended for people who do not yet meet the qualifications to work as a Nurse Tech.
- Complete Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
- Complete the UAP training curriculum within 90 days of hire, if UAP training is required.
- Complete the standard 100-hour log and competency checklist within 180 days of hire, if UAP training is required.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of an active role, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Availability for rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather.
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing and ancillary staff with transferring patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs; deliver meal trays; and assist with feeding as directed.
- Organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining an orderly environment.
- Answer unit telephones promptly and accurately deliver messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel.
- Educate and train new staff members in Care Team Associate responsibilities.
- Perform duties delegated by nursing staff and unit management in routine and emergent situations.
- Reposition patients; place and remove patient equipment; provide daily hygiene care and simple non-sterile dressing changes; perform finger-stick glucose checks; and, as applicable, perform venipuncture to obtain blood samples.
- Maintain quality-control checks and deliver or retrieve laboratory specimens and supplies as requested.
- Enter information accurately and promptly into the bed-management system.
- Respond promptly to patient call lights and address patient needs using positive guest-relations skills.
- Obtain and document patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight as directed.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties outlined in department documents.
- Complete required training, including Nursing Housewide Orientation, BLS, the UAP training curriculum, the standard 100-hour log, and the competency checklist.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one (benefits listed for full-time positions).
- Paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays (benefits listed for full-time positions).
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years (benefits listed for full-time positions).
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%) (benefits listed for full-time positions).
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more (benefits listed for full-time positions).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
