Student Nurse Tech - Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit PRN, Days

Prisma; Greenville (SC); Presencial; USD 22.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Prisma Health is seeking a Nursing Student Patient Care Technician to support the Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. Under the RN's direction, you will provide developmentally appropriate patient care, assist with daily activities, and help maintain a compassionate, cost-effective healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include hygiene care, feeding support, vital signs, and responding to calls while documenting observations and ensuring safety.

Formación

• Enrolled in an accredited Registered Nursing Program.
• Must have completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework.

Responsabilidades

• Provides direct patient and family care in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Maintains confidentiality and communicates patient status to the RN.
• Performs hygiene care and assists with feeding, ambulation, and safety.
• Responds to call lights and assists with stocking supplies and environment.
• Performs point-of-care testing as trained and reports results to RN.

Conocimientos

Communication

Patient care

Safety

Educación

RN student

Descripción del empleo

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, the Nursing Student Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides direct care to patients and families in a developmentally, culturally, and ethically appropriate manner. The Nursing Student PCT contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective health care through direct care of patients and in collaboration with other health team members. The Nursing Student PCT ensures confidentiality of all patient information, utilizes safe patient handling at all times and maintains communication with the RN of activities performed, observations, and status changes in the patient.This role will contribute to a neat and clean patient environment and assist in providing high quality, compassionate, cost effective healthcare.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment range of treatment and care of patients appropriate to the ages of the patients served. Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and customer relation skills.
• Promotes customer service initiatives. Provides total hygiene care including skin care, bathing, toileting, etc. according to established safety guidelines as determined by training and unit specific needs.
• Assists with patient ambulation in room, hall and bathroom and transports patients according to established safety guidelines. Assists in feeding patients, offering fluids and snacks, recording amounts consumed.
• Responds to call lights and requests from patient/family in a timely manner. Assists with stocking supplies and maintains clean working environment. Assists co-workers and health care providers to meet patient care needs.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN. Documents vital signs accurately and informs nurse of any change in patient status.
• Provides and documents compassionate comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Enrolled in an accredited Registered Nursing Program. Must have completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework (verified by transcript). Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience - No experience required

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• AHA Healthcare Providers BLS Certification either prior to hire or completed during orientation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Student will need to provide a school transcript to verify completion of nursing fundamentals course

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit

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