Nursing Technician General Surgery Fulltime Nights

Cone Health; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health in Greensboro, NC seeks a Nursing Technician to support the Registered Nurse by observing and documenting patient conditions and assisting with mobility and daily tasks under supervision.

You will help with nutrition, hydration, and elimination monitoring, and help admit, transfer, and discharge patients per the care plan. Eligible candidates will hold a Nurse Aide certification and BLS CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Active Nurse Aide certification as required by NC DHHR.
• BLS (CPR) certification from American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supports patients with daily living tasks and progressive mobility.
• Assesses nutrition, hydration, and elimination to allocate resources.
• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients per care plan.
• Assists with clinical procedures: monitor blood glucose, record vitals, obtain EKGs, apply restraints, assist with elimination.
• Maintains unit inventories and a clean, safe environment per NP safety goals.
• Verifies fall-risk patients have proper armbands, socks and signage.
• Documents clinical procedures and patient observations for history.
• Responds to RN delegation and shares patient observations for efficient collaboration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Nursing Technician supports the Registered Nurse through observing and documenting patient conditions. Working under close supervision, this role assists with patient support through progressive mobility and assistance with daily tasks as needed.

Essential Job Function

• Supports patients with daily living tasks, including meals, personal care, and progressive mobility in order to support the recovery and plan of care.
• Assesses patients' quality of life related to nutrition, hydration, and elimination in order to distribute resources and anticipate patient needs.
• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients in order to move them to the appropriate locations in line with the plan of care.
• Assists with clinical procedures, including monitoring blood glucose, recording vital signs, obtaining EKG's, applying restraints, and attending to elimination needs to provide comfortable care for patients.
• Helps to maintain unit inventories of supplies and medical equipment in order to ensure a clean and safe environment in adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Checks that fall-risk patients have the appropriate arm bands, socks, and signage to ensure physical safety.
• Helps document all clinical procedures, patient interactions, and medication use to maintain a detailed patient history.
• Responds promptly to delegation from registered nurse staff and shares patient observations to ensure efficient collaboration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Required: None

Licensure/Certification/Listing

• Required: Certification required by State of North Carolina DHHR. Nurse Aide Certification required. BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.