Student Nurse Tech (SNT)

Select Medical • Oklahoma City, OK

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Nurse Tech (SNT) works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse at SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City. The role supports patient care in an inpatient rehabilitation setting serving individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputations, and multiple traumas. The position is PRN, with 12-hour day or night shifts, and pays $20.00 per hour. The hospital provides an extensive orientation program and notes that the role may lead to potential full-time opportunities.

Requirements

• Current enrollment in an accredited nursing school.
• Proof of completion of the first year or fundamentals of nursing, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of basic nursing techniques, procedures, and aseptic practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, follow written and verbal instructions, and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, physicians, and other hospital associates.
• BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Perform procedures and collect and document demographic and patient data, including vital signs, height, and weight.
• Assist patients with personal and daily care, including bathing, oral hygiene, shaving, and hair care.
• Measure and document intake and output; remove urinary catheters; perform finger-stick blood sugar checks; collect routine urine and stool specimens; provide ostomy care; empty drainage receptacles and tubes; and perform bladder scans.
• Remove peripheral IVs as directed by an RN, except IVs located in the antecubital fossa or higher.
• Deliver meals and snacks, feed patients who cannot feed themselves, and document oral intake, including supplements.
• Safely turn and position immobile patients while maintaining proper body alignment.
• Answer patient call lights and perform services that contribute to patients’ physical well-being.
• Transport patients to designated areas and assist with moving them into and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Assist with physical examinations, exercise regimens, and postmortem care as directed.
• Provide skin care; apply cold soaks and compresses as directed; reinforce or remove wound dressings; and apply simple, clean dressings, excluding sterile wounds and complex dressings.
• Apply an oxygen mask, trach mask, or nasal cannula as directed by a Registered Nurse.
• Clean and disinfect instruments and equipment, including bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, glucometers, scales, and carts, between patients.
• Keep patient rooms clean and orderly, make beds, replace soiled linen, straighten and disinfect bedside tables, and prepare rooms for occupancy.
• Provide age-appropriate care to patients age 13 and older.
• Maintain unit stock levels by restocking rooms, trays, and cabinets and assisting with cleaning when necessary.
• Demonstrate proper use and maintenance of patient scales, carts, and lifts.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program.
• Potential advancement to full-time opportunities.
• Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well-being for employees and their family members.
• Part-time and per-diem positions are eligible for a 401(k) after reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.

What This Job Offers

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