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STUDENT NURSE TECH - INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT - PRN NIGHTS

Job Location: Maryville, IL

Position Type: PRN (12 Hours)

Salary Range: $15.75 - $23.50 Hourly

Job Shift: Nights

Description

Job Summary: Provides direct patient care to adult and geriatric populations, under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse. Works closely with the Nursing staff to complete various tasks and procedures to fulfill the patient's plan of care, while gaining valuable insight to the duties of a Registered Nurse. Job responsibilities include patient hygiene, patient mobility, vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, wound care, urinary catheter insertion and removal, and nasogastric tube insertion and removal.

Service and Quality Standards:

Service:

• Adheres to customer service standards
• Is competent, caring, and compassionate
• Treats coworkers and customers with dignity and respect

People:

• Assures confidentiality of patient and employee information
• Is positive in interactions with others
• Is courteous and respectful
• Promotes a harassment-free environment
• Inspires the trust of others
• Acts in accordance with hospital policies and meets the requirements of the Code of Excellence Code of Conduct.

Quality:

• Is excellent in patient care and service
• Demonstrates multidisciplinary cooperation
• Is safety conscious
• Supports performance improvement

Growth:

• Demonstrates commitment to hospital mission and vision
• Is active and involved
• Supports hospital initiatives
• Is a positive role model

Finance:

• Is a good steward of hospital resources
• Develops/uses efficient work methods

Job Responsibilities:

• Admits/Discharges/Transfers patient and completes appropriate forms
• Provides for patient hygiene
• Provides for patients' food and fluid needs
• Assists with patient mobility
• Obtains and records vital signs
• Maintains a safe environment of care
• Provides appropriate pressure ulcer prevention
• Completes simple dressing changes under the direction of the RN
• Inserts and removes urinary catheters under the direction of the RN
• Inserts and removes nasogastric (NG) tubes under the direction of the RN
• Utilizes the Bladder Scanner for urinary retention under the direction of the RN
• Performs finger stick blood glucose monitoring under the direction of the RN
• Performs interventions as delegated in a skillful, safe, accurate, and timely manner
• Completes documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to hospital policies and procedures
• Provides age-appropriate and population-specific patient care in a safe, skillful, accurate, and efficient manner to primarily adult and geriatric populations as indicated
• Supports patient's rights and responsibilities, including respect for cultural, ethical, and religious diversity
• Adheres to standard precautions and infection control standards

Qualifications

Education Requirements and Other Requirements:

Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent, concurrent enrollment in an accredited Nursing program required.

Certification/Licensure: Documentation of completion of at least 1 patient care clinical from an accredited nursing program, documentation of on-the-job training in a patient care setting equivalent to nurse assistant training, documentation of current Nurse Assistant certification by the State of Illinois, or documentation of previous Nurse Assistant certification within the past 5 years.

BLS certification required.

Experience Requirements: Long-term care, rehabilitation, and/or medical surgical care experience preferred, including student experiences.

Working Conditions: Exposure Category I: Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids, or tissues, or a potential for spills or splashes of them, care Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.

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