Nurse Tech: Acute Surgical Care - Nights

Shift: Night shift with every other weekend rotation (1900 - 0730) Department: Acute Surgical Care Compensation: Base Pay Range: $16.68 - $26.31/hr, based on experience Shift Differentials: Additional $2.00 per hour for evening, night, and weekend shifts

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a dedicated individual who is ready to make a meaningful impact on patient care. If you\'re passionate about providing support and comfort to patients, this role is tailor-made for you. As a Nurse Tech, you\'ll be the vital link in ensuring seamless patient transfers, meal deliveries, and feeding assistance. Your exceptional organizational skills will shine as you manage multiple tasks and maintain an environment of order and efficiency. You\'ll play a pivotal role in training and educating new staff members, contributing to a culture of continuous learning. Join us to be a beacon of care and compassion, as you assist patients with daily tasks, perform essential medical checks, and respond promptly to patient needs. At MU Health Care, you won\'t just be performing tasks - you\'ll be the heart of our patient-centered approach, making a genuine difference in the lives of those we serve.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Assist nursing staff/ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed, stretcher or wheelchair, pickup, and delivery of patient meal trays, and assisting with patient feeding as directed. Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment, including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request. Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role. Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations. Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks; may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample; maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested. Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system. Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight are obtained and documented as directed. May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

One of the following: Completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or CNA exam registration; or Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or Direct patient care experience in the past three years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or Completion within the last three years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log; or Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three years; or Completion of a nursing program outside the United States and awaiting licensure examination in this country. Completion of an above qualifications pathway, including 100 hours of patient care experience or a supervised clinical log, within 180 days as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr MU Health Care