Nurse Tech OR Days

100 LCMC Health; Branchville (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Nurse Tech to support nursing teams under the direct supervision of registered nurses. This role offers a pathway for students pursuing a nursing career while gaining hands-on patient care experience.

Responsibilities include maintaining orderly units, assisting with transports and patient movement, and supporting physicians and the health care team in high-pressure environments. BLS certification and RN-specified clinical experience are required.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in an accredited Professional School of Nursing or graduate of an accredited Professional School of Nursing waiting to NCLEX for Licensure.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Successful completion of 2 clinical semesters in an RN program accredited by the State of Louisiana.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a neat and organized environment to promote efficient patient care and safety.
• Assist with patient transport, repositioning, and transfers using proper body mechanics.
• Provide oversight for patients in holding areas and assist staff as needed.
• Answer phones, verify room assignments, and communicate updates to patient liaison.
• Transport specimens to the laboratory and stock supplies and equipment.
• Attend unit in-services and continuing educational programs.

Education

Enrollment in a accredited Professional School of Nursing waiting to NCLEX for Licensure

Current American Heart Association BLS certification

Successful completion of 2 clinical semesters in an RN program accredited by the State of Louisiana

Job description

Your job is more than a job. As you continue to pursue your higher education to become a nurse or wait for your nursing license, working as a Nurse Tech is an opportunity to learn and get a head start on your nursing career. Under the direct supervision of registered nurses, you'll interact with patients, other members of the health care team, and physicians and your ability to take direction and work quickly and efficiently in high-pressure situations is essential. If you chose nursing as your calling, why wait until the day when you have your degree in hand when you can begin making a difference in the world today. As a Nurse Tech, you can continue learning while having the honor of belonging and contributing to something bigger than yourself. Are you ready to feel the love? Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your "little something extra" all add up to you. And we're excited to get to know you and find out what you'll bring to this assistive nursing role. Your Everyday Embrace teamwork and direction in performance of duties.

Maintain a neat and organized environment promoting efficient patient care, parent/patient satisfaction, and overall safety of patients, visitors, and staff. Demonstrate appropriate use of standard precautions when delivering patient care or techniques for patients requiring isolation. Lift, move or transfer patients utilizing proper body mechanics to prevent self-injury or injury to others and assist nursing staff with patient transport, repositioning, and transfer of patients. Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone. Provide oversight for patients in holding area. Clean patient bays/areas after each patient use including emptying linen hampers as needed, sanitizing equipment and workstations, reporting broken equipment to the Charge Nurse/Nurse and plant operations. Answer telephone and relay messages, verify room assignments, communicate with patient liaison to provide updates and request visitors as directed by the RN. Transport specimens to laboratory. Receive and stock supplies, equipment, linens, and validate accuracy of delivered supplies using purchase order. Participate as a dependable team member, assisting when requested and volunteering when the need is obvious. Attend all applicable unit in-services and continuing educational programs.

Must-Haves Minimum

• Enrollment in an accredited Professional School of Nursing or graduate of an accredited Professional School of Nursing waiting to NCLEX for Licensure.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Successful completion of 2 clinical semesters in an RN program accredited by the State of Louisiana.

WORK SHIFT

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
• You are welcome here.

Equal opportunity employer

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.

About LCMC Health

About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you're the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let's make every day extraordinary, together.