Student Nurse Technician

CHI Health Mercy Corning; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

CHI Health Mercy Corning in Iowa seeks a Student Nurse Tech to provide direct patient care under RN supervision, gaining hands-on clinical experience in medical/surgical units. You will perform delegated tasks, document care, and support the nursing team with empathy and attention to safety.

Successful candidates are currently enrolled in an accredited nursing program, able to participate in orientation, and committed to learning while staying within scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited nursing program or recently graduated student
• Willingness to learn and perform delegated nursing tasks under RN supervision
• Ability to document care and communicate clearly with the care team

Responsibilities

• Provide patient personal care/hygiene and comfort under RN supervision
• Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for procedures/examinations
• Document clinical activities and report changes to RN
• Assist with admission, discharge and transfers
• Maintain organized work environment and stock supplies

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Attention to detail

Education

Nursing student enrollment in accredited program

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Job description

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Corning, our mission has been to nurture and enhance the quality of life for residents of Adams and Taylor counties in Iowa. Whether it's providing emergency care to a child, detecting a disease early enough to save a patient's life, or restoring a senior citizen's mobility and independence after an injury or fall, CHI Health Mercy Corning provides comprehensive care in familiar surroundings. Our physicians and mid-level practitioners work with a full complement of advanced technology to bring quality care to you. Our medical staff offers a wide range of medical specialities, from primary care to oncology.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Student Nurse Tech, you will provide essential direct patient care support under RN supervision, gaining vital hands-on clinical experience. Every day, you will perform and document delegated patient care tasks for diverse medical/surgical patients, seeking guidance as needed and contributing to a dynamic clinical environment. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong passion for nursing, meticulous detail, empathy, and excellent communication, prioritizing patient needs and a commitment to learning.

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within assigned tasks, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.
• Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, and patient acuity.
• Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within assigned tasks.
• Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
• Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
• Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment. Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
• Participates in quality assurance/improvement initiatives and activities.
• Participates in growth opportunities.
• Actively participates in ongoing education and orientation to the role of an RN, remaining within scope at all times.

Job Requirements

• Current enrollment and in good standing, upon hire or
• Bachelors Other recent graduate of a full time Nursing Program such as an accredited Baccalaureate Nursing Program, upon hire or
• Associate Of Nursing RN Associate Degree program, upon hire or
• LPN to RN nursing program, upon hire
• Certified Nursing Assistant: IA, upon hire orLicensed Practical Nurse: IA, upon hire or
• Registered Nurse: IA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire