Nursing Lab Technician

Nursing Lab Technician

Salary: $46.00 per hour

Position Purpose

The Nursing Laboratory Technician responsibilities include the following: inventory management; supply set up for skills labs; assisting students and faculty as needed to improve student assessment skills and performance of clinical nursing skills; scheduling and covering open labs; performing student skills checkoffs; and assisting with simulations as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in maintenance of documents and files for ACEN and OBN reports and maintain confidentiality of all student records.
• Oversee the functioning and scheduling of all Basic Nursing Skills Labs and assist in the High-Fidelity Simulation Nursing Lab.
• Prepare weekly supplies for upcoming labs.
• Monitor lab supply inventory and submit ordering needs; train to prepare supply orders and get quotes.
• Maintain skills lab cleanliness and organization.
• Collaborate with faculty to provide consistent and relevant student learning experiences to meet course and clinical objectives in the nursing skills labs.
• Assist faculty with skills and simulation activities and in establishing and revising the critical elements for performing clinical skills.
• Ensure supervision of students in the lab, maintaining safe practices and abiding by all established policies and procedures for the lab.
• Contribute to the evaluation of students during skills and simulation activities as well as on other occasions by request.
• Provide assistance to students upon faculty referral for skills remediation.
• Maintain a procedure and check off manual for the skills lab.
• May be assigned to a lab if needed.
• Other duties as required by the appropriate administrator.

Qualifications Education, Experience, and Skills

• BSN degree required. MSN preferred.
• 2 years of direct patient nursing experience.
• Experience working in a Nursing program skills lab and assisting with skills checkoffs and meeting course objectives.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft office skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Manage multiple tasks and set priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• Ability to act in confidence.
• Knowledge of FERPA and HIPAA.
• Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).