Nursing Technician

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial in Chattanooga is seeking a Nurse Technician to support nursing staff and provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. Daily duties include basic patient care, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with activities of daily living.

You will help maintain a clean, safe patient environment, document clinical observations, and communicate changes to the RN. This PRN role offers varied hours and opportunities to grow within a faith-based health system.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support - CPR required on hire.
• Ability to provide direct patient care and support to nursing staff.
• Strong communication and compassionate patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and basic patient care under RN supervision.
• Monitor vital signs and document clinical data.
• Support admission, discharge and transfer processes.
• Maintain a clean and safe patient environment; restock supplies.
• Provide patient information for the interdisciplinary care plan.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

CPR

Patient care

Communication skills

Compassion

Vital signs

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

5 North

PRN Hours Vary

As a Nurse Technician, you will assist nursing staff and provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Every day you will perform basic patient care tasks, monitor vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, and maintain a clean and safe patient environment.

To be successful, you will demonstrate compassion, strong communication skills, an eagerness to learn, and adherence to patient care protocols, supporting the care team effectively.

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within assigned tasks, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination. Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, and patient acuity. Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within assigned tasks. Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
• Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
• Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment. Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
• Participates in quality assurance/improvement initiatives and activities. Participates in growth opportunities.

Job Requirements

Required

• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Where You’ll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

Pay Range

$20.00 - $24.60 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.