Student Nurse Tech - NICU

Driscoll Children's Hospital • Corpus Christi, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Nurse Tech provides general clerical, equipment, and patient care support to patient care units. This role involves performing essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations made for individuals with disabilities. The job description is not exhaustive, and employees may be assigned other related business duties by their supervisor or hospital administration.

Requirements

• Student Nurse currently enrolled in a Registered Nurse Program
• American Heart Association – Basic Life Support (BLS) obtained prior to hire and maintained continuously thereafter
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter

Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines
• Respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells
• Able to complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; records patient data in EMR, transcribes written orders
• Stocks supply, checks for expiration dates, orders supply, cleans equipment, cleans toys
• Transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit
• Sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal
• May provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions
• Measures, records and empties urine collection devices, empties bedpans/commodes
• Reinforces established education material or room orientation with patients/families
• Transports patients (no IV or Oxygen) off unit for tests/procedures
• Discontinues Peripheral IV’s
• Obtains Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens
• Performs room safety check for patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others
• Performs non-clinical patient assistant in addition can perform 1:1 supervision for at risk patients including patients in restraints (not hard restraints) basic data collection and documentation

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees