Pipeline Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Current and valid Nurse Aide registry in Nebraska or Iowa, depending on state of residence; the posting also states that the individual must have an active CNA license in Nebraska.
• Current Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
• Conflict Management Training (red level zero escalation and de-escalation training) required within 180 days.
• Non-Violent and Violent Restraint Training required within 180 days.
• Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety and de-escalation.
• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to change between different duties without losing efficiency or composure, prioritize multiple requests, and perform under stressful conditions.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements described for the job.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current and valid Nurse Aide registry in Nebraska or current enrollment as a nursing student.
• Experience as a nursing assistant, psych tech, healthcare student, or comparable work experience in a healthcare environment.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, age-specific patient and family care as delegated by an RN and under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Complete delegated care tasks in a timely manner, including obtaining vital signs and measurements, recording intake and output, assisting with activities of daily living, and preparing patients for arrival or discharge.
• Assist with patient transports, tests, and procedures, including assisting nurses and physicians as directed.
• Participate with the multidisciplinary team by communicating feedback and input about patient and family care needs.
• Prioritize tasks according to patient urgency, requests, department needs, and available resources.
• Help maintain patient safety, comfort, dignity, and satisfaction, including preventing patients from removing catheters or tubes or injuring themselves.
• Maintain constant visual observation of assigned patients; do not leave the patient or allow the patient out of line of sight unless relieved by an appropriate care provider.
• Perform video monitoring reliably in areas where it is available or required.
• Engage patients in distracting, goal-oriented activities and tasks, and verbally redirect patients from at-risk behaviors.
• Communicate regularly with nursing staff and immediately report escalating behaviors, attempts to leave, or attempts to harm self or others to the nurse and security.
• Follow patient care plans and accommodate visual, auditory, language, dietary, allergy, bed-rail, and other specified needs.
• Monitor patient nutrition and record caloric intake and output.
• Use de-escalation techniques proactively and assist nurses with de-escalation as directed.
• Accompany nurses and patients to the restroom and accompany patients off the unit as needed.
• Observe and limit visitors in coordination with the nurse caring for the patient.
• Provide relief breaks for other unit attendants as directed.
• Assist with linen changes, room restocking, and activities of daily living when doing so does not interfere with patient observation.
• Escalate clinical alarm alerts to licensed staff; silence, troubleshoot, or discontinue alarms only as permitted by provider or nursing orders.
• Observe and communicate with confused, violent, combative, or suicidal patients with the aim of preventing injury, while maintaining a calm demeanor and treating patients with dignity and respect.
• Maintain patient rights and the privacy and security of confidential and protected health information; document complete and accurate information.
• Maintain regular attendance and meet the physical requirements of the position.