Student Nurse Tech, Medical Telemetry, PRN, Various Shifts

Prisma Health; Greer (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Nursing Student Patient Care Technician to deliver compassionate care to patients. This role emphasizes the importance of effective communication and customer service while assisting with hygiene, mobility, and comfort measures. The ideal candidate will be enrolled in a Registered Nursing Program and have completed nursing fundamentals. Join a team that values compassion and strives to provide high-quality healthcare in a supportive environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic medical setting and make a real difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Completion of nursing fundamentals coursework required.
• No prior experience necessary for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and assist with hygiene and comfort.
• Document vital signs and report changes to the RN.
• Maintain a clean environment and assist with patient mobility.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service

Compassionate Care

Basic Patient Care

Education

Enrolled in an accredited Registered Nursing Program

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

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 values: 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

Greer Medical Campus

Facility

1004 Greer Memorial Hospital

Department

10046425 Medical Telemetry

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