Nurse Tech, Rehab Unit, Capital Region Medical Center – Nights
About The Position
MU Health Care is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Nurse Tech to join the Rehab Unit at Capital Region Medical Center. The role supports patient well-being by helping provide comfort, dignity, timely responses, and a supportive environment for patients, families, and the healthcare team. It requires empathy, strong organizational and multitasking skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced setting. The Nurse Tech assists with patient transfers and mobility, meals and feeding, personal care, basic clinical tasks, patient observations and documentation, and unit operations. The position is on-site and scheduled for night shifts, three 12-hour shifts per week, with rotating weekends. The healthcare facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather are required.
Requirements
- Meet at least one of the following qualification pathways: be enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and have completed or complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; hold CNA certification or be registered for the CNA exam; provide proof of Patient Care Technician (PCT) certification; have direct patient care experience within the past three years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; have completed within the last three years, or be scheduled to complete within 180 days, a UAP training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; be a nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on state licensure examinations within the past three years; or have completed a nursing program outside the United States and be awaiting licensure examination in the United States.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to work rotating shifts, holidays, and during inclement weather.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing and ancillary staff with transferring patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
- Pick up and deliver patient meal trays and assist with patient feeding as directed.
- Organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment.
- Answer unit telephones promptly and accurately relay 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 delegated by nursing staff and unit management in routine and emergent situations.
- Perform patient position changes and place or remove patient equipment.
- Provide daily hygiene care and simple non-sterile dressing changes.
- Perform finger-stick glucose checks and, where permitted, venipuncture to obtain blood samples.
- Maintain quality control checks and deliver or retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.
- Enter information accurately and promptly into the computerized bed-management system.
- Respond promptly to patient call lights and address patient needs using positive guest relations skills.
- Obtain and document patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight as directed.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties 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.
- Additional $2.00 per hour for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
