The Nurse Tech acts as a member of the care team, delivering quality patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Provider. The role performs basic skills according to department guidelines and communicates observations to the health care team. It collects and reports patients’ and families’ physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual needs in coordination with and as directed by the RN or Provider. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, checking blood sugars, bed bathing, ambulating patients, providing wound care, catheterization, and serving as a patient safety attendant. The role also ensures required documentation is completed accurately and on time. Various full-time and part-time day and night positions are available. Shifts are 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; full-time positions are 36 hours per week and part-time positions are 24 hours per week. Positions require availability every other or every third weekend and participation in a holiday rotation. Blodgett Hospital is a 330-bed acute care teaching hospital in East Grand Rapids and a Level III trauma campus. It provides specialty care including total joint replacement, stroke care, acute care of the elderly, and bariatric surgery.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED