Student Nurse Tech - Neuroscience Multispecialty PRN, Days

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a Nursing Student Patient Care Technician to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This role involves supporting patient hygiene, assisting with ambulation, and documenting vital signs, while promoting compassionate and cost-effective healthcare in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must have completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework verified by transcript.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides total hygiene care including skin care and bathing.
• Documents vital signs accurately and informs nurse of changes.
• Assists with patient ambulation and transports patients.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer relation skills

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

Greenville Memorial Med Campus

Facility

1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

10086235 Neuroscience Multispecialty

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