What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Tech - Med/Surg 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.
Med/Surg Cluster Description
Med/Surg units at the North campus focus on specific patient diagnosis and the general medical patients in the acute care setting. At the South campus, the Med/Surg unit is a rich mix of acute medical, general surgery, and orthopedic patients. The Med/Surg units build on nursing clinical judgment and assessment skills to guide nursing care and practice. Nurse Techs at Level 3 and Level 4 are expected to be more hands-on, practicing as an extension of the nurses’ case load, which provides an opportunity to decide what area a student would want to build their nursing expertise in.
Med/Surg Departments
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.
Med/Surg Cluster Description
Med/Surg units at the North campus focus on specific patient diagnosis and the general medical patients in the acute care setting. At the South campus, the Med/Surg unit is a rich mix of acute medical, general surgery, and orthopedic patients. The Med/Surg units build on nursing clinical judgment and assessment skills to guide nursing care and practice. Nurse Techs at Level 3 and Level 4 are expected to be more hands-on, practicing as an extension of the nurses’ case load, which provides an opportunity to decide what area a student would want to build their nursing expertise in.
Med/Surg Departments
- A3 Oncology
- P6 Surgical
- J8 Orthopedic
- South General Surgery/Med Surg
- Oncology Infusion Services
- Hendrick Center for Rehab Nursing Unit
- Input data in computer and programs.
- Maintain a professional appearance at all times.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- The following skills are demonstrated on a Med/Surg unit. The nursing student's level in their nursing program will determine the scope of skills they can perform.
- Receive assignment from charge nurse and participate in bedside shift report with primary nurse
- Complete head-to-toe assessment on each of your patients including collecting vital signs
- Discuss any abnormal findings with primary nurse and/or charge nurse
- Document assessments and vital signs in patient’s chart
- Review patient’s plan of care and any needed interventions for the shift
- Most common skills seen on Med/Surg include:
- IV starts and removals
- Foley catheter insertion, maintenance, and removal
- NG tubes insertion, maintenance, and removal
- Administer O2
- Tube feedings
- Cough and deep breathing
- Incentive spirometer use
- Hot and cold application
- Surgical drain care
- Ostomy care
- Wound care
- Safety/status checks completed and documented minimum every 2 hours
- Focused reassessments completed and documented minimum every 4 hours
- Participation in bedside shift report at shift change with primary nurse
- Other tasks can include but not limited to:
- Vital signs, Hygiene care, Turning and repositioning patients
- ADLs such as bathing, toileting, ambulation, transferring, etc.
- Assisting PT/OT as needed
- Blood glucose checks
- CPR: BLS certification through the AHA
- Must be a nursing student entering 2nd through 4th semester of nursing school
- No previous work experience required