Nurse Tech - Compassionate Patient Care Aide (3x12s)

University of Missouri Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MU Health Care is seeking a Nurse Tech to join the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute In-Patient team on-site in Columbia, MO. The role supports patient care, helps with transfers, feeding, and daily tasks, and ensures timely responses to patient needs.

Ideal candidates will have nursing-related training or certification and a passion for compassionate care. Base pay ranges from $16.68 to $26.31 per hour, with an additional $2.00 per hour shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends.

Formación

• 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 medical assistant, 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.

Responsabilidades

• Assist nursing staff /ancillary staff in the transfer of 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 delivers/retrieves lab specimens and supplies as requested.
• Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into computerized 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.

Descripción del empleo

MU Health Care is seeking a Nurse Tech to join the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute In-Patient team on-site in Columbia, MO. The role supports patient care, helps with transfers, feeding, and daily tasks, and ensures timely responses to patient needs.

Ideal candidates will have nursing-related training or certification and a passion for compassionate care. Base pay ranges from $16.68 to $26.31 per hour, with an additional $2.00 per hour shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends.