What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Tech - Surgical Services PACU Pre-Op position at Hendrick Health?
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.
Job Requirements
Surgical Services Nurse Tech
Department hours – no weekend or holidays
North
Pre- Op - 5:30am – 9:30pm
PACU - 8:00am – 9:30pm
Minimum Education
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.
Job Requirements
Surgical Services Nurse Tech
- PreOp Nurse Tech Tasks:
- IV Insertion and Care
- Attain and Record vital signs
- Glucose Monitoring
- Complete EKGs
- Complete Lab Draws
- Set Up and Restock Unit According to Surgery Type Needs
- Log Patient Belongings
- Learn Preoperative Assessment Skills and Assist with Assessment Charting
- Learn/Use all Unit Appropriate Equipment
- Indwelling Catheter/Toiletry Tasks
- Gain Understanding of Consent and Legality Process Surrounding Surgery
- PACU Nurse Tech Tasks
- IV Insertion and Care
- Attain and Record vital signs
- Glucose Monitoring
- Complete EKGs
- Complete Lab Draws
- Set Up and Restock Unit According to Surgery Type Needs
- Learn Postoperative Assessment Skills and Assist with Assessment Charting
- Learn/Use all Unit Appropriate Equipment
- Learn Airway Management Basics
- Assist RN with Inpatient Transports
- Indwelling Catheter/Toiletry Tasks/Bladder Scanner Utilization
Department hours – no weekend or holidays
North
Pre- Op - 5:30am – 9:30pm
PACU - 8:00am – 9:30pm
Minimum Education
- High school or equivalent
- Completion of first semester of nursing school and in good standing with a nursing program
- No previous work experience
- CPR-BCLS
- A Nurse Technician must be a nursing student currently enrolled in and in good standing with nursing program. Nurse Technicians are required to work 48 hours per month.
- Nurse Techs may continue to work in position after graduation of nursing school until they take their NCLEX. This will be reevaluated based on need by unit leadership.
- Nurse Techs may remain in the Nurse Tech role if they are unsuccessful passing the NCLEX on their first attempt. After a second unsuccessful attempt, the Nurse Tech position would be terminated.
- Input data in computer and programs.
- Maintain professional appearance at all times.
- Ability to handle confidential information.