The Nurse Tech is a sincerely caring and compassionate professional providing direct patient care in partnership with the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient management.
Required Behaviors:
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As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.
Required Qualifications:
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Currently enrolled and active in an accredited nursing program
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Successful completion of the 1st and 2nd semesters of a nursing program
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Documentation from the accredited nursing program verifying the above
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Current BLS Certification
Preferred Qualifications:
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Plans to potentially seek employment at SJRMC as an RN upon successful completion of nursing program
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Provides individualized assistance with the activities of daily living appropriate for the area of practice
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Performs vital signs and reports abnormal findings as indicated
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Communicates pertinent patient information to the appropriate members of the healthcare team
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Understands and follows policy, procedure and regulatory requirements as outlined by SJRMC
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Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter
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Demonstrates teamwork
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A Nurse Tech may perform additional tasks (excluding medication administration) under the direct supervision of a licensed RN
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Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:
Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:
- Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
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Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
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Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to (300) pounds using approved hospital transport devices
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Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements
Special Demands:
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Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
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Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families
