Nurse Technician - Internal Medicine

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Nurse Technician for the Internal Medicine unit.

This full-time night shift (7p-7a) supports patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse and contributes to patient functional status. Requirements include High School Diploma or GED, completion of the Saint Francis Nurse Technician Training or CNA program, CPR within 30 days, and 0–6 months related experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; Saint Francis Nurse Technician Training or CNA program completed.
• CPR certification required within 30 days of hire.
• 0–6 months related healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care to an assigned group of patients and assists with ADL.
• Observes and reports patient condition and needs to licensed nurse.
• Documents data and records treatments or procedures legibly.
• Transports patients, supplies, and specimens as needed.
• Maintains clean and orderly patient room and unit.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Communication

Prioritization

Education

High School Diploma or GED; CNA training

Job description

Full Time Nights 4 West Internal Medicine Full Time (Nights) Work Schedule: 7p-7a; Availability for End of the Week Sign on Bonus: $1000 Eligibility #NTICND

Job Summary

The Nurse Technician, within the scope of their practice, provides patient care under the supervision and direction of an Oklahoma State Licensed Nurse by implementing and utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and procedures for the purpose of increasing patient functional status.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED. Completion of the Saint Francis Hospital Nurse Technician Training Program or completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant Program. Previous health care related experience will be considered.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

CPR Certification required within 30 days of hire.

Work Experience

0 - 6 months related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to be detail oriented as required in the documentation of numerical data.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provides patient care to an assigned group of patients, utilizing basic skills and knowledge.
• Performs procedural tasks and assists ADL, considering patient's age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
• Observes and reports patient's condition, activities, and needs to licensed nurse accurately and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates specialty skills and knowledge appropriate to patient population.
• Correctly performs technical procedures listed on the unit specific skills checklist as delegated by the Licensed Nurse.
• Documents data according to unit/hospital policy.
• Records treatments or procedures performed legibly and accurately.
• Records I & O's, vital signs, and other data promptly.
• Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities.
• Attends mandatory in-services and meets unit educational standards.
• Accurately completes variance reports.
• Modifies behaviors or performance to comply with care standards and unit requirements.
• Performs environmental activities to maintain a clean and orderly patient room/unit.
• Completes assigned unit duties.
• Performs housekeeping duties as assigned.
• Transports patients, food, supplies and equipment, and specimens as necessary.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships

• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Location

Internal Medicine - Yale Campus Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

Safety Sensitive Position Statement

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EEO Statement

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

About Saint Francis

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.