Nursing Student Tech IV – Conway Medical Center – Conway, SC

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse and others, the Nursing Student Technician (NST) provides direct care to patients and families in a developmentally, culturally, and ethically appropriate manner. The NST contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective health care through direct care of patients and in collaboration with other health team members. The NST ensures confidentiality of all patient information, always utilizes safe patient handling protocols prescribed by CMC and maintains communication with the RN of activities performed, observations, and status changes in the patient. Communication and a strong desire to meet the needs of individuals who are unable to so themselves. This role will contribute to a neat and clean patient centered environment and assist in providing high quality, compassionate, healthcare.

Examples of specific NST responsibilities include administering treatment and personal care procedures to patients. Tasks may also include, but not be limited to, meal tray preparation and feeding, recording intake and output, bathing, shaving, changing clothing, cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting with ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and comfort of assigned patients. The NST will prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as required and may escort or transport patients to various hospital locations. The NST will be responsible for administrative duties, which include but are not limited to; receiving, greeting and directing patients, visitors and hospital personnel, provide/resolve requests from patients and guest not needing to be referred to nursing staff, primary focus of communication of the unit, and answers phones promptly and refers request to appropriate nursing staff. Additional duties may include cleaning assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.

Education:

• High school diploma required.
• Completion Nursing 220 required.
• Enrolled in Nursing 217 and 221 Courses required.

Experience:

• Previous experience as a Multi-Skilled Technician preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Basic Life Saving (BLS) Certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment.

Other:

• Readiness to provide a school transcript to verify completion of and enrollment in required nursing courses.

Special Skills:

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others.
• Exemplary core customer service skills of Excellence, Compassion, Healing, Teamwork, Stewardship, Innovation and integrity strongly required.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong PC skills required.
• Strong verbal communication skills required.

Working Conditions

• Working in the patient care environment.
• Potential exposure to blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
• Stress level high due to demands frequently occurring simultaneously.
• Prolonged standing and walking required.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements: Medium – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.