Student Nurse Technician (SNT) - Med Surg - 4/5 Lied

The Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is designed for nursing students who are excited to gain hands-on experience in a clinical environment. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Student Nurse Technician will assist in providing high-quality patient care while furthering their own professional development. The 40-bed med-surg and telemetry unit specializes in post-operative, complex orthopedics. Patients may include total knee and hip replacements, complicated orthopedic cases, pulmonary, sepsis, gastrointestinal, endocrine, cardiac, renal and psychiatric illnesses. The unit’s leadership team has more than 95 combined years of orthopedic and med-surg experience. Its leaders take pride in helping staff become the best team members possible by and investing in their growth and development, both professionally and personally.

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Must work 12 hours per week required.
• Actively enrolled in an accredited nursing program (ADN or BSN) required.
• Successfully completed at least one Pharmacology course and two semesters of Medical Surgical Theory/Clinical courses required.
• Is active on the Certified Nursing Assistant registry in the state of Nebraska or capable within 30 days of hire required.
• Is active on the Medication Aide registry in the state of Nebraska or capable within 90 days of hire required.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of computer data entry and word processing preferred.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing high-quality patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Further their own professional development.

Benefits

• Upon program end date, students may only remain in this role for a maximum of 3 months to complete their state licensure.
• Student Nurse Technicians who successfully complete this program may, upon state Licensure as a Registered Nurse, be offered a nursing role at Nebraska Medicine.
• Offers are dependent on role availability, student performance during the program, and the student being in good standing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree