CNA / Nurse Tech - Medical Specialties / Adult Medical

Nurse Tech Opportunity

Shift: Full-time, Three 12-hour shifts 1900 0730 and 0700-1930 Work Arrangement: On-Site Department: Medical Specialties / Adult Medical

Facility: University Hospital 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO Compensation:

Base Pay Range: $16.68 - $26.31 per hour, based on experience

Shift Differentials: Additional $2.00 per hour for weekend shift and additional $2.00 per hour for night shift

About The Job MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and motivated Nurse Tech to join our Medical Specialties team. In this role, you will provide direct patient care and support to a diverse population of adult patients experiencing a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions, including pneumonia, sepsis, diabetes, infectious diseases, and other complex medical illnesses. Working closely with nurses, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team, you will assist with activities of daily living, patient transport, meal delivery, and routine patient care needs. This fast-paced unit offers exposure to a broad spectrum of diagnoses, providing valuable opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge and strengthen your critical thinking skills. You will play an important role in monitoring patient well-being, responding promptly to patient needs, and helping to ensure a safe and positive patient experience. Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills are essential as you collaborate with colleagues to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. If you are passionate about helping others, eager to learn, and thrive in a supportive environment focused on professional growth and exceptional patient outcomes, we encourage you to join the Medical Specialties team at MU Health Care.

About Medical Specialties

Medical Specialties is a 55-bed unit divided into east and west wings. We deliver exceptional medical and nursing care to a varied patient population, ranging from young adults (18+) to the elderly. Our unit primarily admits patients with acute episodes or chronic conditions that do not necessitate a more specialized unit. We treat a wide array of illnesses, including pneumonia, sepsis, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, cellulitis, infectious diseases, mental status changes, and substance withdrawal.

This unit is an excellent place to work, offering exposure to a broad spectrum of illnesses and a varied patient demographic. This environment will enhance your understanding of disease processes, help you master your time management skills, and strengthen your critical thinking abilities. Our positive learning atmosphere, coupled with a culture of teamwork, shared decision-making, communication, and trust, empowers us to provide outstanding patient care.

Join us and be part of a team that values continuous learning and professional growth!

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system the only in mid-Missouri is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

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 were obtained and documented as directed.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

One of the following:

Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and has or will complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or

Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or

Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or

Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; or

Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or

Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.

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. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. 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.