Nurse Tech, Med Surg, Capital Region Medical Center – Days
About The Position
MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate, organized Nurse Tech for the Med Surg Unit at Capital Region Medical Center. The role supports patient well-being by helping maintain comfort and dignity, responding promptly to patient needs, and working with patients, families, nursing staff, and the healthcare team in a fast-paced environment. The position is on-site and scheduled for day shifts consisting of three 12-hour shifts, with rotating weekends. The facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; rotating shifts, holiday work, and work during inclement weather are required. Pay is $15.81–$24.92 per hour based on experience, with additional differentials of $2.00 per hour for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and have completed, or complete within 90 days, a Fundamentals of Nursing course; or meet one of the listed alternative qualifications.
- Alternative qualifications include CNA certification or CNA exam registration; proof of PCT certification; direct patient-care experience within the past three years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, EMT, or surgical technician; completion within the last three years, or expected completion within 180 days, of a UAP training program with a clinical log showing 100 hours of patient-care experience; being a nursing licensure candidate unsuccessful on state licensure examinations within the past three years; or completion of a nursing program outside the United States while awaiting the U.S. licensure examination.
- Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 pounds.
- Ability to work rotating shifts, holidays, and during inclement weather.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing and ancillary staff with patient transfers between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs; deliver patient meal trays and assist with feeding as directed.
- Organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment.
- Answer unit telephones promptly and accurately deliver messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and other personnel upon request.
- 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, when authorized, venipuncture to obtain blood samples; maintain quality-control checks; and deliver or retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.
- Enter information accurately and promptly into the computerized 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 and output, height, and weight as directed.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting on day one.
- Paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
