Nursing Technician

CommonSpirit Health; Hamillville (TN); In loco; USD 38.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

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CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Nurse Technician to assist nursing staff and provide direct patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will perform basic patient care tasks, monitor vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, and maintain a clean, safe environment.

Ideal candidates demonstrate compassion, strong communication, a willingness to learn, and adherence to patient care protocols to support the care team effectively.

Competenze

• Currently enrolled in a full-time Nursing program in good standing.
• CPR certification within 14 days of hire.

Mansioni

• Assist with personal care, hygiene and daily activities; monitor vital signs.
• Document all clinical activities and report changes to the RN.
• Support admission, discharge and transfers; prepare supplies and transport patients.
• Maintain a clean, safe care environment and participate in QA initiatives.

Conoscenze

CPR

Compassion

Communication

Vital signs

Formazione

Nursing student (RN or LPN) in full-time program

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

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

• Current enrollment and in good standing in a full time Nursing (Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse) program. , upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

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.