Nurse Technician- Nephrology
About The Position
The Nurse Technician performs patient-care activities and related nonprofessional services to meet patients’ personal needs and comfort. Under close supervision of a nurse, the role provides basic patient care and assists with activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, preparation for treatment, taking and recording vital signs, changing bed linen, preparing treatment trays and supplies, and other patient-care duties for which competencies have been verified. The position follows established guidelines to accomplish tasks. The Nurse Technician supports patient care, collaboration with clinical staff, and quality standards. Duties include assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers; collecting and documenting patient data; helping with daily needs and mobility; assisting physicians; collecting specimens; and using equipment safely under a Registered Nurse’s direction. The role also follows institutional policies, uses resources prudently, participates in quality improvement, and reports changes in patients’ conditions or behavior to nursing staff.
Requirements
- Be a student nurse in good standing in an accredited nursing program.
- For a Registered Nurse program: be in the junior or senior year and have completed the second clinical rotation (Medical-Surgical clinicals).
- For a Licensed Practical Nurse program: have completed the first semester or term.
- Have completed basic patient-care skills within the nursing program.
- Communication skills, customer service skills, computer skills, and knowledge of medical terminology.
- BLS certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist with patient admission, discharge, and transfer.
- Measure, collect, and document patient data according to policy, including weight, vital signs, and oxygen saturation; report symptoms, reactions, and condition changes to the Registered Nurse.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living and personal care, including hygiene, linen changes, meals, and elimination.
- Assist with patient transportation and mobility needs.
- Retrieve medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and deliver them to the nurse or place them in a secure location as directed by the nurse manager.
- Keep patient rooms and nursing station areas clean and orderly.
- Assist physicians with examinations, treatments, and special tests.
- Collect patient specimens and transport them to the laboratory.
- Perform procedures consistent with standards set by the student’s nursing school and completed level of nursing education, under a Registered Nurse’s direction.
- Use patient-care equipment safely as directed by a Registered Nurse.
- Follow nursing standards and institutional policies and procedures to support quality and efficiency of hospital nursing services.
- Use equipment, supplies, and resources prudently and efficiently; adhere to departmental quality standards and participate in continuous quality improvement programs.
- Observe patients for behavioral or psychological changes and promptly report changes to the assigned nurse or charge nurse.
- Adapt care to patients’ needs and developmental levels.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
