What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Tech - Med/Tele 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/Tele Cluster Description
Medical Telemetry Units provide comprehensive care for medical-surgical patients requiring low-level cardiac monitoring in a safe, highly coordinated environment. The cluster includes specialized units dedicated to neurology, bariatric surgery, and an observation unit designed for short-term monitoring and rapid clinical decision-making.
Med/Tele 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/Tele Cluster Description
Medical Telemetry Units provide comprehensive care for medical-surgical patients requiring low-level cardiac monitoring in a safe, highly coordinated environment. The cluster includes specialized units dedicated to neurology, bariatric surgery, and an observation unit designed for short-term monitoring and rapid clinical decision-making.
Med/Tele Departments
- North A5 Observation Unit
- North A4 Med/Tele
- North P5 Neuro/Tele
- South 2E Med/Tele
- 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/Tele unit. The nursing student's level in their nursing program will determine the scope of skills they can perform:
- Receive and give report on assigned patients
- Complete full head to toe assessments on all assigned patients
- Review patient’s charts for orders, medications, results, etc.
- Go with nursing staff to observe and discuss all medication passes.
- Complete focused assessments on patients when necessary.
- Document patient assessments and safety rounds on all patients.
- Work alongside nursing staff to develop patient care plans, collaborate among various departments, and learn how to communicate with physicians.
- Observe and learn to interpret telemetry rhythms with nursing staff.
- Complete any skill that is in your scope according to your nurse tech level
- Provide full patient care to your assigned patients, preparing you for time management once you become licensed
- CPR: BLS certification through the AHA
- Must be a nursing student entering 2nd through 4th semester of nursing school
- No previous work experience required