Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech - Progressive Care 3 RMC

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Rio Rancho, NM

3d • $16 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech performs secretarial and clerical duties and serves as a communication center for the nursing unit. The role also performs patient-care and unit-support procedures within the employee’s training and validated competency, under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed provider. Duties include operating patient monitoring systems, collecting and documenting patient information, supporting patient hygiene and nutrition, and maintaining unit supplies, equipment, and cleanliness. The position is supervised by the Charge Nurse and/or Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager.

The position is full-time, with an FTE of 0.90, and works 12-hour day shifts. The role is based at 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The listed compensation range is $16.37 to $24.89.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services offers educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarships; a wearable staff-safety badge; shift, education, certification, and lead-role differentials for eligible positions; malpractice liability insurance; loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department; and the EPIC electronic charting system. Employees may also access a wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• BLS certification at the time of hire.
• Maintain current certifications in required emergency-response training.
• Complete organizational, Department of Nursing, and department-specific competency training and requirements within the specified timeframe.
• Receive on-the-job training and competency verification for primary functions.

Nice To Haves

• Specialized training in basic patient care, such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or nursing student who has completed a skills lab.
• At least six months of direct patient-care experience.

Responsibilities

• Courteously greet and direct customers and facilitate accurate, timely communication within the unit.
• Answer telephones, process information efficiently, and direct calls to appropriate parties; perform clerical tasks such as taking messages, filing, and copying.
• Monitor patients and collect and document information, including vital signs, in patient records; transport patients and document actions taken.
• Perform patient-care procedures under the direction of a nurse or licensed provider and after appropriate training or competency validation, including peripheral IV line procedures where specified, phlebotomy, applying splints and casts, bedside testing, wound care, dressing changes, and assistance with sterile procedures.
• Scrub and suture wounds under a licensed provider’s direction in the specified Emergency Department settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery; remove gastric and urethral tubes under direct nursing supervision when applicable and after adequate training; perform enemas and pericare.
• Operate patient monitoring systems and use the electronic medical record at the level required for the role.
• Coordinate and maintain assigned equipment, supply systems, and sterile processing systems; clean and store equipment, stock supplies, inventory equipment, and process broken equipment as directed.
• Maintain unit cleanliness, including nutrition areas; empty trash, linen bags, and sharps containers; and ready rooms for the next patient.
• Deliver specimens to Laboratory, Microbiology, and Pathology; transport x-rays, blood, and equipment.
• Support patients’ nutritional needs by delivering trays, helping with setup and intake, and accurately recording consumption.
• Administer oxygen under the direction of a licensed nurse; assist patients with portable or wall oxygen and ensure proper storage of E cylinders.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including feeding, bathing, walking, shaving, mouth care, foot care, and other hygiene needs.
• Organize care to contribute to team quality and communicate information pertinent to the end-of-shift summary before leaving the unit.
• May assist at other CDS Emergency Departments based on operational needs, individual competency, and organizational staffing policies.
• Demonstrate CARES behaviors: Continuous learning, Accountability, Respecting and Responding, ensuring an Environment of health, and obtaining Superior outcomes.
• Support organizational and service-line business objectives through standardized, evidence-based care that contributes to optimal outcomes and patient experiences.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff-safety wearable badge that allows nurses to call discreetly for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

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