Nurse Tech Neonatal ICU Full Time Nights
About The Position
This position will primarily be utilized as a greeter for the NICU unit, very little direct patient care. MU Health Care is looking for a dedicated individual who is ready to make a meaningful impact on patients and visitors at the NICU unit. 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. ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine. Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to multiple hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way. Learn more about MU Health Care. Learn more about living in mid-Missouri.
Requirements
- One of the following: --Completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 180 days; or --Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or --Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a medical assistant, 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; 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.
- Completion of an above qualifications pathway, including 100 hours of patient care experience or a supervised clinical log, within 180 days as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.
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 nine 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
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
