Nurse Tech Postpartum Unit

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The 6 and 8 Center at Butterworth Hospital is a secure unit with 20 private beds specializing in Women and Infant Services, specifically postpartum care of Mother Baby couplets, after labor and delivery. The average length of postpartum patient stay is 2-3 days. The excellent care provided by the 126 members of our Nursing and Support Team within Postpartum, provides team members and patients with memories that last a lifetime. We're here to guide parents through this transitional period, offering assistance, education, and support every step of the way. We even have Lactation Peer Counselors and Consultants available during your inpatient stay and a lactation warmline for continued assistance. Butterworth Hospital is a nationally recognized hospital for patient quality and safety and the regional leader in full-service hospitals. Since 1873, we have been growing and building a reputation of excellence in care, diagnostics, treatment, prevention and education. It is the flagship hospital for Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals. This role requires strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills. Our Nurse Techs get surgical patients up and cleaned up, vital signs, they do bundle care of newborns which involves certain mandated State testing, lab draws of newborns, weights, hearing screens, assists with circumcisions and frenotomies, feeding, diaper changing, EKGs for mom or baby, room set up, clearing cribs. If you are working on the floor you cover tasks on both 6&8 Center typically. You set rooms up for admissions, get vitals on Mag patients, take moms or babies to procedures/tests, clean cribs, baby weights. If you are working in the Nursery for the shift, you are in the nursery for circumcisions, frenotomies, 24 hour bundles, and there if any babies are needing to spend time in the nursery. Acts as a team member in the delivery of quality patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Provider. Performs basic skills per department guidelines and communicates observations to members of the health care team. Collects and reports physiological, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual needs of patients and families in coordination with and as delineated by the RN or Provider. Responsibilities include taking vitals, support during circumcisions, some lab pokes on newborns, checking blood sugars, bed bathing, ambulating, wound care, catheterization and acting as a safety attendant for patients. Ensures that required reporting and documentation on newborns is performed in a highly accurate and timely manner.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 prior year of direct patient care experience in a hospital or clinic setting is strongly preferred
• 1- 2 years of direct patient care experience is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Get surgical patients up and cleaned up
• Take vital signs
• Perform bundle care of newborns which involves certain mandated State testing
• Perform lab draws of newborns
• Take baby weights
• Perform hearing screens
• Assist with circumcisions and frenotomies
• Assist with feeding
• Perform diaper changing
• Perform EKGs for mom or baby
• Set up rooms
• Clear cribs
• Take moms or babies to procedures/tests
• Check blood sugars
• Perform bed bathing
• Assist with ambulating
• Perform wound care
• Perform catheterization
• Act as a safety attendant for patients
• Ensure that required reporting and documentation on newborns is performed in a highly accurate and timely manner
• Performs basic skills per department guidelines and communicates observations to members of the health care team
• Collects and reports physiological, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual needs of patients and families in coordination with and as delineated by the RN or Provider

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED