Rehab Nurse Tech Brain Injury Part Time Days 8 Hour Shifts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

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About The Position

The Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT) supports adults and children with severe chronic conditions and complex disabilities in a rehabilitation environment. As a member of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation care team, the RNT supports interventions that help patients and their families work toward independence and adjust to health conditions. Under the direction, delegation, and supervision of a professional registered nurse, the RNT assists with activities of daily living, mobility, skin care, bowel and bladder programs, and maintaining a clean, safe patient environment. The role also includes technical skills such as de-escalation techniques and 12-lead EKGs, participation in unit quality projects, equipment inventory and maintenance, and precepting new RNT employees.

This is a part-time position with 8-hour shifts at 0.8 FTE. The RNT rotates among units according to patient-care needs and adapts to changes in policies, procedures, units, and patient populations.

Requirements

• High school degree or GED equivalent.
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (C.N.A.), or current enrollment in an RN nursing program with successful completion of two clinical rotations.
• Current CPR certification.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people and provide a high level of customer service.
• Understanding and support of Northwestern Medicine’s mission and values.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.
• Complete 12-lead EKG competency within six months of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Two to five years of work experience in a rehabilitation hospital, acute care hospital, or skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

• Collect and report physiological, psychological, and functional data according to the patient plan of care or patient need.
• Assist and instruct patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, promoting independence and skill practice.
• Perform preventive skin care as directed by the RN and immediately report changes in skin integrity.
• Assist with bladder and bowel training programs, including post-void residuals and spot bladder scans; perform straight catheterization for selected patient populations under RN direction; and provide care for catheters and ostomies.
• Obtain and document vital signs and pulse oximetry, and communicate reportable values or signs of distress to the RN.
• Assist with patient transfers, mobility, therapy transfers, ambulation, and use of assistive devices, prosthetics, and orthoses according to the care plan and safety guidelines.
• Assist patients with menus, meals, snacks, and ordered 1:1 feeding; verify modified diets; document calorie, carbohydrate, and intake and output information; and cue patients with dysphagia to use ordered swallowing strategies under RN direction.
• Answer and triage call lights, respond to patient-care needs, and prepare patient rooms for therapy.
• Obtain weekly and ordered daily patient weights using methods appropriate to patient mobility, and escalate changes as needed.
• Collect laboratory specimens as directed by the RN; obtain blood glucose measurements and 12-lead EKGs as ordered.
• Transfer patients from wall oxygen to tank oxygen or manage tube feedings in preparation for therapy.
• Supervise patients at high risk for falls or injury, provide safety 1:1 observation as needed, and use restraints when indicated.
• Perform regular comfort and environmental safety rounds and use de-escalation techniques for agitated or aggressive patient behaviors.
• Maintain and organize unit equipment inventories and serve as a preceptor for new employees; partner with RNT-certified nursing students during clinical rotations.
• Perform high-quality CPR as a member of the Cardiac Arrest team and participate in bedside handoff.
• Participate in system and local quality-improvement goals, collect data, conduct audits for Joint Commission readiness and improvement projects, and help maintain unit regulatory readiness.
• Maintain therapeutic, culturally sensitive communication with patients and effective working relationships with peers and hospital staff; triage patient and general concerns to the RN.
• Follow infection-control policies and procedures and safety requirements, including policies concerning precautions, codes, conditions, warnings, and general safety procedures.
• Rotate to units based on patient-care needs and adapt to changes in policies, procedures, units, and patient populations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the nurse manager, nurse supervisor, staff nurse, or charge nurse.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED