Student Nurse Tech RGV

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family. Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.• Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.• Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells, able to complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; records patient data in EMR, transcribes written orders• Room/Patient care/Equipment management: stocks supplies, checks for expiration dates, orders supplies, cleans equipment, cleans toys• Infectious material exposure: transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit; sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal; may provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions• Patient care support: measures, records and empties urine collection devices, empties bedpans/commodes, reinforces established education material or room orientation with patients/families; transports patients (no IV or Oxygen) off unit for tests/procedures, discontinues Peripheral IV's, obtains Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens• Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others: performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant in addition can perform 1:1 supervision for at risk patients including patients in restraints (not hard restraints) basic data collection and documentation.EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Student Nurse currently enrolled in a Registered Nurse ProgramCERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION:• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support (BLS) obtained within prior to hire and maintained continuously thereafter.