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Posted: 11-Mar-23
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23008809
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full time
Shift: Night Shift
Sign-on Eligibility:
- Applicable experience required.
- Full Time employment contract required.
- Rehires within 12 months are not eligible.
- Internal Candidates are not eligible.
Relocation Eligibility:
- Applicable experience required.
- Full Time employment contract required.
- Rehires within 12 months are not eligible.
- Must live 50 miles outside of campus address
The community you’ll be caring for:
AdventHealth Palm Coast
60 Memorial Medical Pkwy, Palm Coast, 32164
The role you’ll contribute:
GENERAL SUMMARY:
May perform the duties in compliance with the role and responsibilities specific to the Senior Nurse Technician in which demonstrated competency under the direct observation of a licensed nurse (RN/LPN). Primary function is to assist with the basic care needs of the patient as well as to perform as assigned clinical skills which may include but are not limited to basic care routines and procedures, vital signs, and blood glucose check skills. Proactively functions as a team member in the delivery of safe, competent, therapeutic, and cost-effective patient care. Will assist in the care of the following patient populations, geriatrics, adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients. Adheres to the essential practices for excellence in hand hygiene. Responsible to adhere to the Corporate Compliance plan, to the rules and regulations of all local, state, and federal agencies and to the standards of all accrediting bodies
The value you’ll bring to the team:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs as a team member in assisting with safe and effective care routine and activities of daily living (ADL’s). Assists patients with their activities of daily living including but not limited to basic hygiene, skin care, nutritional and dietary needs, elimination needs, physical activity needs and all comfort measures. Maintains respect and privacy at all times.
2. Performs the basic general patient care routines and tasks in a safe, competent, therapeutic and cost-effective manner. These may include:
· Obtain and document vital signs per unit standards. Report abnormal finding to the licensed nurse in a prompt manner.
· Collects lab specimens as directed, per hospital standards
· Collects, reports, and accurately documents intake and output information for assigned patient areas.
· Ensures personal hygiene and comfort care is delivered to all patients
· Inspects skin condition on all patients for potential skin breakdown and implements preventive measures per wound/skin protocol and communicates changes in skin integrity to the licensed nurse
· Carries out unit routines including but not limited to the following: Pass ice water every 4 hours, keep patient rooms stocked, keep patient rooms in a reasonably clean and appropriate condition, keep patient bedside trays within a safe reach at all times. Ensures patient rooms are neat and clean.
· Notifies licensed nurse of problematic IV sites and discontinues peripheral IV sites per licensed nurse instructions.
· Discontinues NG tube per hospital policy as directed by licensed nurse.
· Maintains a safe environment: observation rounds; keep halls clear of obstacles.
· EVERY HOUR: Conducts intentional patient safety/comfort rounds, assessing the “5 P’s”, in assigned patient areas.
· PROMPTLY responds to patient call lights and basic patient care needs. Immediately notifies nurse of any situation/observation, which would require nursing evaluation.
· Transports patient as directed by health care team.
3. Demonstrates competence in performing the following clinical skills and procedures as delegate:
· Obtains blood glucose results, informs the nurse of the results and documents the results per procedure; can perform blood glucose controls.
· Discontinues foley/straight catheter using sterile technique in both the male and female patient per licensed nurse instructions following hospital policy.
4. Demonstrates the ability to organize, prioritize and complete the various tasks duties and routines of a busy patient care workload in a timely manner.
5. Notifies the Department Nurse Manager or shift Clinical Leader and the appropriate Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse of any deviation from routine or assigned tasks for assistance and review.
6. Acts as a communication liaison for the patient, facility and interdisciplinary health care team.
7. Demonstrates knowledge and competence in communicating and providing basic are to the following age specific patient populations: the geriatric patient, the adult patient, and the adolescent patient in a caring, compassionate manner.
8. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide care to the following scope of patients, but not limited to, the medical patient, the orthopedic patient, the pre and post-surgical patient, telemetry monitored patient or critical care patient.
9. Demonstrates knowledge, competence, and compassion in the care of patients with pain. Observes for and provides age-appropriate comfort measures to all patients within the scope of practice. Communicates all observed (verbal and nonverbal) and reported complaints of pain to the appropriate nurse and charge nurse.
10. Assists nurse with patient admissions, transfers, discharges, pre-op and post-op patients per hospital routines.
11. Notifies charge nurse and nurse promptly upon completion of admission, transfer/discharge of patient.
12. Demonstrates knowledge and competence in the use of diversional activities, the monitoring activities of patients in restraints, the application of restraints and removal of restraints.
13. Demonstrate ability to utilize time in a productive and effective manner to meet the needs of the nursing unit both independently and under the direction and guidance of the nurse. Readily assists nursing personnel as needed and instructed throughout shift.
14. Demonstrates ability to benefit from coaching, guidance, counseling and constructive feedback concerning job performance and responsibilities.
15. Provides clerical Unit Liaison assistance as needed. Utilizes Electronic Medical Record computer system.
16. Reports malfunctioning of equipment and process work orders per policy.
17. Assists in proper care and maintenance in the use of all unit and patient care equipment: i.e., keeps thermometers, blood glucose machines in clean working order per procedure and routines; keeps VS4s and IV pumps plugged into the wall (in the “off” mode), maintains proper storage of various patient equipment such as telemetry units, orthopedic equipment, traction, and CPM machines.
18. Transports specimens to the lab and runs errands as needed and directed.
19. Sits and observes patients as assigned in a one-to-one sitter clinical setting.
20. Floats as assigned to another unit within the department and outside of the department in a supportive and positive manner.
21. Employee job duties may include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area. Employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
22. Other related miscellaneous duties and tasks as assigned by the CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER and/or shift CLINICAL LEADER.
QualificationsThe expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
· High school diploma or (GED) equivalent is required
· Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Graduate Practical Nurse
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
N/A
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
· Basic Life Support – CPR Certification
· Must be accepted into the AdventHealth LPN Program and be no greater than two months from graduation month
· Candidates hired into the Senior Nurse Technician (SNT) position are expected to progress to the next LPN program. This will require successful passing of the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) for nursing licensure. In the event the SNT does not pass the NCLEX-PN after two attempts within, four months post-graduation, the SNT will be moved into a Nurse Tech position.
· If the SNT fails their final semester in nursing school, they will be moved into a Nurse Tech position.