Nurse Tech - Pediatrics- Full Time Days
About The Position
If you're passionate about providing support and comfort to patients, this role is tailor-made for you. Join us to be a beacon of care and compassion, as you assist patients with daily tasks, perform essential medical checks, and respond promptly to patient needs. At MU Health Care, you won't just be performing tasks – you'll be the heart of our patient-centered approach, making a genuine difference in the lives of those we serve. Our Pediatrics unit is a 28-bed unit with flex capacity to 36 or 46 beds. We utilize a family-centered care model where parents are treated as partners and use advanced technology and innovation to care for our Pediatrics patients that range from a couple days old to 21 years. You’ll see a variety of diagnoses, including respiratory, neurology, orthopedic, oncology, and traumas.
Requirements
- Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and has or will complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or
- Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or
- Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or
- Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; or
- Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or
- Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing staff /ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed, stretcher or wheelchair, pickup and delivery of patient meal trays, and assisting with patient feeding as directed.
- Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request.
- Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role.
- Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations.
- Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks, may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.
- Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system.
- Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight were obtained and documented as directed.
- May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
- Generous 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
