Nurse Tech - Emergency Department

*POSITION SUMMARY* To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by assisting licensed personnel in providing direct nursing care under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse. *PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES* * Collects, records, and reports accurate patient information. * Provides care to patients in a clean and safe environment. * Competently performs routine procedures, delivering basic care to patients as directed by RN. * Provides service to patients and families with sensitivity and respect for their expectations, age, cultural and individual needs. * Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and flexibility in assisting other associates and maintaining productivity. * Responds to call lights and completes other assigned tasks in a timely manner. * Consistently and effectively demonstrates compliance with department service standards such as purposeful rounding, bedside shift report, and white board management to enhance customer communication. * Demonstrates effective communication with all members of the health care team to promote effective team functioning; actively seeks feedback and coaching to improve customer experience. * Contributes to the customer experience goals as evidenced by positive patient experience scores/comments and/or other written compliments. * May have access to rooms that contain IV solutions, authorized medications and supplies as needed for patient care responsibilities. * Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals (i.e. use of 2 patient identifiers) when accessing patient information and in performing job duties. * Demonstrates personal accountability in economically using and caring for equipment and supplies. *MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS* * Education: o Current enrollment in an RN or LPN program with successful completion of hands on clinical coursework. o May remain in Nurse Tech role up to one (1) year after graduation from LPN/RN professional nursing program, until LPN/RN license obtained, or NCLEX is failed twice, whichever occurs first. * Certification: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider and maintain. * Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: o Must meet unit-specific care requirements. o Ability to speak and understand verbal and written instructions in the English language. o Ability to focus and prioritize multiple activities. *PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS – Moderate* * Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently. * Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance. * May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or overhead. * May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift. * May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise. * May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines. * Communicating with others to exchange information. * Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks. * Workspace may vary from open to confined, on site or remote. * May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle. **Job:** **Technicians* **Organization:** **Palm Bay Hospital* **Title:** *Nurse Tech - Emergency Department * **Location:** *Florida - Brevard County-Palm Bay* **Requisition ID:** *075949*