Student Nurse Tech-PCT - Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit PRN, Variable

Prisma Health; South Carolina; On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville, SC is seeking a Nursing Student Patient Care Technician to work under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit. The Nursing Student PCT provides direct patient care, supports a clean, friendly environment and communicates observations to the RN to ensure high quality, respectful care for patients and families.

Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited RN program with completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework; AHA BLS certification

Qualifications

• Enrolled RN student with fundamentals coursework verified by transcript.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited RN program with completion of fundamentals.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care including hygiene and basic nursing tasks per RN instructions.
• Assist with ambulation, feeding, and monitoring patient status.
• Respond to call lights promptly and maintain clean, stocked work area.
• Document vital signs and report changes to the RN, while ensuring patient confidentiality.
• Perform delegated point-of-care testing and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer relation skills

Education

Enrolled in an accredited Registered Nursing Program

Completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework

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 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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