Nurse Technician RN Student - Surgical Trauma Unit

FMOLHS • Baton Rouge, LA

3d

About The Position

The Nurse Tech performs patient care activities and related nonprofessional services to meet patients’ personal needs and comfort. Under close supervision of a nurse, the Nurse Tech provides basic patient care and assists with activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, and preparing patients for treatment. The role also involves taking and recording vital signs, changing bed linen, preparing treatment trays and supplies, and assisting nursing personnel with other patient care duties for which the Nurse Tech has demonstrated competency. The Nurse Tech relies on established guidelines to complete tasks and works under close nursing supervision.

Requirements

• Be a student nurse in good standing and have completed basic patient skills within a nursing program.
• Be currently enrolled in an accredited Registered Nurse School of Nursing program and be in the junior or senior year.
• Have communication, customer service, and computer skills, and knowledge of medical terminology.
• Have 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 changes in condition to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and appropriate patient care, including personal hygiene, linen changes, meals, and elimination.
• Assist with patients’ 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 determined 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 the standards of the student’s nursing school and completed level of nursing education, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Use equipment safely for patient care as directed by a Registered Nurse.
• Follow nursing standards and institutional policies and procedures to support the quality and efficiency of hospital nursing services.
• Use equipment, supplies, and resources prudently and efficiently.
• Observe and follow departmental quality standards and participate in continuous quality improvement programs.
• Recognize behavioral or psychological changes in patients, promptly report changes to the assigned nurse or charge nurse, and adapt care to patients’ needs and developmental levels.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed