Orthopedic Rehab Nurse Technician

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Professional Development

Wellbeing Fund

401(k) Matching

Excellent medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is seeking a Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT) for the 0.9FTE shift on our Three East orthopedic/musculoskeletal rehabilitation unit. The RNT works under RN supervision to support activities of daily living, mobility, and patient care, within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include data collection, patient education, and assisting with therapy readiness, transfers, and safety.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent (GED) is required.
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (C.N.A.) is required or you are enrolled in an RN program with clinical rotations completed.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people and provide high-level customer service.
• Flexibility to manage work in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Collects and reports pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient care plans.
• Assists with personal hygiene and activities of daily living to promote independence.
• Performs preventive skin care and reports changes in skin integrity to the RN.
• Assists with bladder and bowel programs and catheter care as directed by the RN.
• Records vital signs accurately and communicates abnormal values to the RN.
• Assist with transfers and mobility activities using safe handling guidelines.
• Support patients with assistive devices and prosthetics per plan of care.
• Assist with meals and document intake, calories, and nutrition as ordered.
• Provide supervision and activities, or restraint use, for high-risk patients as needed.
• Precept new RNT staff and participate in unit quality projects.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Flexibility

Basic math skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

CNA certification

Job description

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is seeking a Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT) for the 0.9FTE shift on our Three East orthopedic/musculoskeletal rehabilitation unit. The RNT works under RN supervision to support activities of daily living, mobility, and patient care, within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include data collection, patient education, and assisting with therapy readiness, transfers, and safety.