Nurse Tech - Baptist General Med Surg PRN Nights

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

INTEGRIS Health is hiring a PRN Nights Nurse Tech for General Med Surg at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Nurse Tech provides personal patient care, supports patient safety, performs specified treatments and basic diagnostic testing, and carries out selected sterile procedures. Nurse Techs may not administer medications or independently assess patients, though they may retrieve and transport medications. The role reports to the assigned Clinical leader. The position may involve additional or varied physical demands and respiratory fit-test requirements. It carries potential exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, and chemicals; standard precautions must be followed. INTEGRIS Health describes itself as Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system and states that its mission is to partner with people to live healthier lives. Caregiver benefits include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the INTEGRIS Health Network, financial assistance for continued education, and 24/7 health support.

Requirements

Must have completed one semester of nursing school with clinical experience while attending an eligible state-accredited nursing program.
Current BLS certification, or completion within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Perform personal patient care tasks, including mouth care, making beds, bathing, perineal care, hair care, shaving, backrubs, and emptying bedpans or urinals.
Assist with patient safety, including identification armbands, fall protocols, restraint use, patient positioning, promoting rest and sleep, and reporting incidents or injuries.
Perform treatments such as urinary catheter care, enema administration, preparation of sitz baths, applying compresses, and assisting with patient ambulation.
Conduct and document basic diagnostic tests, including vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, 12-Lead EKG, telemetry monitoring, pulse oximetry, and Doppler testing.
Perform select sterile procedures, including specimen collection, wound care, tracheostomy care and suction, urinary catheterization, and tube feedings.
Retrieve and transport medications when needed; Nurse Techs may not administer medications or independently assess patients.
Follow standard precautions when working around potential exposure to infections, communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, and chemicals.