Nurse Tech / CNA - Adult Overflow Unit - Days

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

MU Health Care seeks a Nurse Tech to support patient transfers, meal delivery, feeding assistance, and daily tasks. You will train new staff and help maintain an orderly, efficient unit while adapting to varying patient needs in a dynamic overflow setting.

The role emphasizes hands-on patient care, accurate documentation, and teamwork within a 10-bed overflow unit serving ICU, post-op, and ED transfers. Competitive shift differentials apply for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a nursing program or CNA/PCT certification as stated in qualifications.
• Direct patient care experience within past 3 years as CNA/EMT/Surgical tech.
• Unlicensed personnel training with 100 hours demonstrated within last 3 years.
• Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on licensure examinations in the past three years; or
• Completion of nursing program outside the United States and awaiting licensure here.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing and ancillary staff in transferring patients between beds, stretchers, or wheelchairs and deliver meal trays.
• Organize workload and manage multiple tasks while keeping a clean, orderly unit; answer calls promptly and relay information accurately.
• Educate and train new staff members on Care Team Associate responsibilities.
• Perform unit duties such as patient positioning, equipment handling, daily hygiene, basic dressing changes, finger-stick glucose checks, blood draws, and lab specimen transport.
• Enter information accurately into the bed-management system and respond promptly to patient call lights while documenting vitals, intake/output, height and weight.

Job description

Shift:Full-Time Days, 36 hours/week (3 12-hour shifts), holiday track, every other weekend

Department: Adult Overflow Unit

Base Pay Range: $16.68 - $26.31/hour, based on experience

Shift Differentials: Additional $2.00 per hour for evening, night, and weekend shifts

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a dedicated individual who is ready to make a meaningful impact on patient care. If you're passionate about providing support and comfort to patients, this role is tailor-made for you. As a Nurse Tech, you'll be the vital link in ensuring seamless patient transfers, meal deliveries, and feeding assistance. Your exceptional organizational skills will shine as you manage multiple tasks and maintain an environment of order and efficiency. You'll play a pivotal role in training and educating new staff members, contributing to a culture of continuous learning. Join us to be a beacon of care and compassion, as you assist patients with daily tasks, perform essential medical checks, and respond promptly to patient needs. At MU Health Care, you won't just be performing tasks - you'll be the heart of our patient-centered approach, making a genuine difference in the lives of those we serve.

ABOUT ADULT OVERFLOW UNIT

The Adult Overflow Unit is a dynamic 10-bed unit dedicated to treating patients transferred from the ICU, surgery, and the Emergency Department. Our primary focus is on managing floor status patients. Common diagnoses include shortness of breath, COPD, AFIB, weakness, post-surgical recovery, and comfort care. This unit offers a unique opportunity to gain experience with a varied patient population.

The Adult Overflow Unit is staffed by a dedicated team of two nurses, one nurse tech, and a Core Charge nurse who also supports our sister unit, Medical Bridge. This collaborative environment is ideal for learning and professional growth.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Learn more about MU Health Care. Learn more about living in mid-Missouri.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Assist nursing staff /ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed, stretcher or wheelchair, pickup, and delivery of patient meal trays, and assisting with patient feeding as directed.

Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request.

Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role.

Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations.

Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks, may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.

Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system.

Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight are obtained and documented as directed.

May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

One of the following:

• Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and has or will complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or
• Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or
• Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or
• Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; or
• Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or
• Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.