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Overlake Hospital Medical Center•Bellevue, WA

10h

About The Position

Overlake Medical Center is seeking a Patient Care Technician or Nurse Technician for its 36-bed Post-operative/General Surgical Unit (South 5), which serves adults and short-stay pediatric patients and includes vascular and general surgery, GI, GU, bariatric, head and neck, and breast reconstruction. The position is 0.6 FTE on days. Patient Care Technicians provide patient care in the unit. Nurse Technicians are nursing students who provide direct patient care to patients and families under a Registered Nurse’s supervision, not independently. The Registered Nurse must be on the premises and readily available, and must assess patients before delegating nursing duties. Nurse Technicians follow applicable scope-of-practice rules and facility standards. Candidates who have not completed their first clinical rotation may start as a Patient Care Technician and later transition to Nurse Technician.

Requirements

For Patient Care Technician: Nursing Assistant Certification (NA-C) is required.
For Patient Care Technician: Completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant training program or equivalent documented nursing training experience.
For Patient Care Technician: High school graduation or equivalent.
For Patient Care Technician: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers certification.
For Patient Care Technician: Medical Assistant Registered (MA-R) licensure is required after hire; Overlake Hospital will sponsor this licensure upon hire.
For Nurse Technician: High school graduation and completion of at least one clinical quarter of documented nursing training.
For Nurse Technician: Maintain qualifications for employment as a Nurse Technician and provide documented evidence of current enrollment and satisfactory completion of required clinical quarters in a state-board-approved nursing education program.
For Nurse Technician: Provide written documentation of current education level, knowledge, and skills; remain in good standing with the nursing program and provide proof at the end of every term.
For Nurse Technician: Registration with the Washington State Nursing Commission as a Nursing Technician.
For Nurse Technician: BLS Health Care Provider CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Nice To Haves

One year of recent experience in a health care setting involving patient contact.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Computer familiarity.
Knowledge and handling of hospital equipment.
Record-keeping experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care to patients and their families under the supervision of a Registered Nurse when working as a Nurse Technician.
Follow the applicable Nurse Technician scope of practice and facility standards.
Complete orientation competencies and skills checklist requirements when working as a Nurse Technician.

Benefits

Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month; many Overlake services are covered at 100%.
Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
Retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years, with immediate vesting.
Pre-tax and Roth after-tax retirement savings plans.
Expanded Employee Assistance Program.
Caregiver support program, including childcare and eldercare assistance.
Free parking and ORCA transit passes.
Values-based work environment and local, visible leaders.

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