Nurse Technician - Cardiac Telemetry Heart Failure

Saint Francis Health System

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Technician provides patient care within the scope of their practice under the supervision and direction of an Oklahoma State Licensed Nurse. The role implements and utilizes the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and procedures to help increase patient functional status. The position is part-time, on days, in Cardiac Telemetry Heart Failure at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The work schedule is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., variable, including rotating weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Completion of the Saint Francis Hospital Nurse Technician Training Program or a Certified Nursing Assistant Program.
CPR certification required within 30 days of hire.
0–6 months of related experience; previous health care-related experience will be considered.
Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
Attention to detail for documenting numerical data.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care to an assigned group of patients.
Perform procedural tasks and assist with activities of daily living, taking the patient’s age and cultural and psychosocial factors into account.
Observe and report patients’ conditions, activities, and needs accurately and promptly to a licensed nurse.
Demonstrate specialty skills and knowledge appropriate to the patient population.
Perform technical procedures on the unit-specific skills checklist as delegated by the Licensed Nurse.
Document data according to unit and hospital policy, including treatments and procedures performed.
Record intake and output, vital signs, and other data promptly.
Support unit and hospital goals through performance-improvement and educational activities.
Attend mandatory in-services and meet unit educational standards.
Complete variance reports accurately.
Modify behaviors or performance to comply with care standards and unit requirements.
Maintain a clean and orderly patient room and unit; complete assigned unit and housekeeping duties.
Transport patients, food, supplies, equipment, and specimens as necessary.