Student Nurse Tech (SNT)

Rush Specialty Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive orientation

Advancement opportunities

401(k) eligibility

Benefits

Job summary

Rush Specialty Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation in Chicago, IL seeks a Student Nurse Tech (SNT) PRN. You will work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, performing basic patient care and data collection.

Responsibilities include measuring vital signs, assisting with daily activities, documentation, meals delivery, and ensuring patient safety. This role supports care for adults 13+ with neuro and orthopedic conditions and offers orientation and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing program and provide proof of first-year completion.
• Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and aseptic practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively, follow written and verbal instructions, and collaborate with team.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Record vital signs, demographics, and patient data under RN supervision.
• Assist with personal and daily care (bathing, oral hygiene, grooming).
• Support intake/output, specimen collection, and routine procedures as directed by RN.
• Transport patients and assist in moving them safely between beds, stretchers, and chairs.
• Maintain room cleanliness, restock supplies, and ensure equipment cleanliness.
• Provide age-appropriate care to patients 13 and older.

Skills

Nursing basics

Patient care assistance

Documentation

Education

Enrollment in accredited nursing program

Job description

Hospital Name: RUSH Specialty Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation

Joint venture/Partnership/Affiliation with Select Medical

Position: Student Nurse Tech (SNT)

Location: Chicago, IL

Schedule: PRN

Compensation: $23.00 per hour

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
• Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

• Under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse the Student Nurse Tech performs procedures, collects and documents demographic and patient data as follows:
  • Vital signs, height, weight, demographic data
  • Assists patient with personal and daily care: bathing, oral hygiene, shaving, and hair care.
  • Intake & output, urinary catheter removal, finger stick blood sugars, routine urine and stool specimen collection, ostomy care, emptying drainage receptacles/tubes, bladder scan
  • Removes peripheral IV's as directed by RN (may not remove any IV's located in antecubital fossa or higher)
  • Delivers meals and snacks, feeds patients who are unable to feed themselves. Documents oral intake including supplements
  • Turns, positions immobile patients safely, maintaining proper body alignment.
  • Answers patient call lights and performs services that add to the physical well being of the patient.
  • Transport of patients to designated areas; assists in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
  • Assists in physical examinations, exercise regimens, and postmortem care as directed.
  • Skin care, application of cold soaks, compress as directed, re-inforce wound dressings, remove wound dressings, apply simple, clean dressings (excludes sterile wounds or complex dressings including NPWT, packing, medication, and multi step dressings)
  • Respiratory Care including: Applies Oxygen mask/trach mask or Nasal Cannula as directed by Registered Nurse.
  • Maintains the cleanliness of various instruments and equipment such as bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, glucometers, scales, carts, etc. Disinfects equipment in between patients
  • Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition, makes beds, replaces soiled linen, straightens and disinfects bedside tables, and prepares the room for occupancy.
  • Provides age appropriate care to patients 13 and older
  • Maintains unit stock levels: Assists in restocking rooms, trays, cabinets for adequacy of supplies and inventory; assists withcleaning when necessary. Demonstrates proper use & Maintenance of patient scales, carts, and lift

Minimum Qualifications

• This position requires current enrollment in an accredited nursing school and must provide proof of completion of the first year/fundamentals of nursing, (or equivalent). (Certification as a nursing assistant may be required based on some state requirements).
• Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures and aseptic practices is required.
• This position requires the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to follow written and verbal instructions, and tomaintain effective working relations with others including patients, families, physicians and other hospital associates.
• BLS required