What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Tech - Critical Care Services (CCU, IMCU) position at Hendrick Health?
Nurse Tech Job Summary
The Nurse Tech position provides nursing students an opportunity to assist licensed nursing personnel in the implementation of day-to-day patient care as well as the routine operations of the nursing unit which assigned. The Nurse Tech provides care to the patients appropriate to the assigned unit.
CCU ( North and South)- The Critical Care Unit is a high intensity, high acuity. The patients encountered will vary in diagnosis, but are the most acute patients in the hospital. They require continuous monitoring and ongoing interventions by an interdisciplinary team in order to maintain hemodynamic stability. Nurse-to-patient ratios are smaller, but the patient's care is frequent and in depth. In CCU patient situations are rapidly changing in intensity, requiring the team to adapt quickly to a change in focus and critically think in order to solve problems for the patient.
Due to the acuity of the unit and specialized nursing care required, the Nurse Tech will be an extension of the nurse rather than be given an independent assignment. Skills performed may be limited but exposure and learning opportunities are abundant.
Dialysis — Inpatient Dialysis offers nurse technicians a unique opportunity to gain exposure to an acute dialysis unit within Critical Care Services. Due to the high acuity of our patients, technicians work in a primarily observational and supervised role, ensuring a strong foundation in safety and clinical awareness. Our dynamic team provides care to patients across the entire hospital, allowing techs to observe and assist with a wide range of complex medical conditions. The unit supports multiple renal replacement modalities including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, SLED, and apheresis. This experience prepares nurse technicians for real-world nursing practice in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment while working alongside experienced dialysis nurses and interdisciplinary teams.
IMCU - The IMCU is an ICU step down unit that cares for complex and higher acuity level patients with modalities such as DKA, Stroke, STEMI, Hypotension, etc. The IMCU is a great environment to learn to be a Critical Care RN in the future. There are many patients in the IMCU that require titratable drips in order to maintain stability, which requires a higher level of nursing skill to maintain. There are also many patients requiring a rapid response team on other units transported to the IMCU for a short period of time, who are stabilized, then transferred to a lower acuity unit to continue their treatment. Overall, the IMCU is an incredible place to learn how to deliver quality care to critically ill patients.
Duties, Knowledge, and Abilities
Hand hygiene, Don/Doff PPE ,Non-invasive Capsule (P3),Manual BP, Perform I&Os ,NG tubes, Isolation precautions, Blood Glucose monitor, Assist RN with Admission, DC, & transfers, Place patient on bedside monitor, Post-mortem care, Oropharyngeal suctioning, Peri care/Incontinence Care, Foley Catheter Care, Empty/replace rectal tub bags, Initiate & maintain purewick catheters, Colostomy care, Assist patient with feeding Aspiration precautions/ThickIt, Maintain Fall & Safety precautions, Perform ADLs - Oral Care, Denture Care, Shaving Daily baths, Passing Ice/water, Assist RN ambulation/chair, Linen changes/bed making , Assist Turning/repositioning Obtain height & weight, Obtain blood products from lab. Complete 12 lead ECG training (p3), Complete unit specific Clerk Training
Daily Routine
Rounding: 6 Ps, AIDET, Answer Call Lights, Bed Operations, Room Setup, Discharges, Check/empty tub station, Pass Meal trays, Update white boards, Equipment cleaning & maintenance, Maintain clean patient room, Maintain supplies/Check carts, CS locker inventory system, Check soiled utility room, ID & prevent hazardous environment, Assist with Cardiac Rehab, Complete tasks assigned by CN, Complete unit specific Clerk Training, Complete 12 lead ECG training
Equipment
Temporal artery thermometer, Capsule training, BP cuffs, Bedside cardiac monitor, Pulse oximeter, Doppler, Glucometer, Epoc, Sequential Compression Device, Arjo lift, Z-sliders, EHOB (CCU)
Required Licenses
The Nurse Tech position provides nursing students an opportunity to assist licensed nursing personnel in the implementation of day-to-day patient care as well as the routine operations of the nursing unit which assigned. The Nurse Tech provides care to the patients appropriate to the assigned unit.
CCU ( North and South)- The Critical Care Unit is a high intensity, high acuity. The patients encountered will vary in diagnosis, but are the most acute patients in the hospital. They require continuous monitoring and ongoing interventions by an interdisciplinary team in order to maintain hemodynamic stability. Nurse-to-patient ratios are smaller, but the patient's care is frequent and in depth. In CCU patient situations are rapidly changing in intensity, requiring the team to adapt quickly to a change in focus and critically think in order to solve problems for the patient.
Due to the acuity of the unit and specialized nursing care required, the Nurse Tech will be an extension of the nurse rather than be given an independent assignment. Skills performed may be limited but exposure and learning opportunities are abundant.
Dialysis — Inpatient Dialysis offers nurse technicians a unique opportunity to gain exposure to an acute dialysis unit within Critical Care Services. Due to the high acuity of our patients, technicians work in a primarily observational and supervised role, ensuring a strong foundation in safety and clinical awareness. Our dynamic team provides care to patients across the entire hospital, allowing techs to observe and assist with a wide range of complex medical conditions. The unit supports multiple renal replacement modalities including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, SLED, and apheresis. This experience prepares nurse technicians for real-world nursing practice in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment while working alongside experienced dialysis nurses and interdisciplinary teams.
IMCU - The IMCU is an ICU step down unit that cares for complex and higher acuity level patients with modalities such as DKA, Stroke, STEMI, Hypotension, etc. The IMCU is a great environment to learn to be a Critical Care RN in the future. There are many patients in the IMCU that require titratable drips in order to maintain stability, which requires a higher level of nursing skill to maintain. There are also many patients requiring a rapid response team on other units transported to the IMCU for a short period of time, who are stabilized, then transferred to a lower acuity unit to continue their treatment. Overall, the IMCU is an incredible place to learn how to deliver quality care to critically ill patients.
- Day and night shifts may be available.**
Duties, Knowledge, and Abilities
Hand hygiene, Don/Doff PPE ,Non-invasive Capsule (P3),Manual BP, Perform I&Os ,NG tubes, Isolation precautions, Blood Glucose monitor, Assist RN with Admission, DC, & transfers, Place patient on bedside monitor, Post-mortem care, Oropharyngeal suctioning, Peri care/Incontinence Care, Foley Catheter Care, Empty/replace rectal tub bags, Initiate & maintain purewick catheters, Colostomy care, Assist patient with feeding Aspiration precautions/ThickIt, Maintain Fall & Safety precautions, Perform ADLs - Oral Care, Denture Care, Shaving Daily baths, Passing Ice/water, Assist RN ambulation/chair, Linen changes/bed making , Assist Turning/repositioning Obtain height & weight, Obtain blood products from lab. Complete 12 lead ECG training (p3), Complete unit specific Clerk Training
Daily Routine
Rounding: 6 Ps, AIDET, Answer Call Lights, Bed Operations, Room Setup, Discharges, Check/empty tub station, Pass Meal trays, Update white boards, Equipment cleaning & maintenance, Maintain clean patient room, Maintain supplies/Check carts, CS locker inventory system, Check soiled utility room, ID & prevent hazardous environment, Assist with Cardiac Rehab, Complete tasks assigned by CN, Complete unit specific Clerk Training, Complete 12 lead ECG training
Equipment
Temporal artery thermometer, Capsule training, BP cuffs, Bedside cardiac monitor, Pulse oximeter, Doppler, Glucometer, Epoc, Sequential Compression Device, Arjo lift, Z-sliders, EHOB (CCU)
Required Licenses
- CPR: BLS certification through the AHA
- Must be a nursing student entering 2nd through 4th semester of nursing school
- No previous work experience required