Nurse Tech - Surgical Services PACU Pre-Op in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center

The Nurse Tech position provides nursing students an opportunity to assist licensed nursing personnel in the implementation of day-to-day patient care as well as the routine operations of the nursing unit which assigned. The Nurse Tech provides care to the patients appropriate to the assigned unit.

Surgical Services Nurse Tech

• PreOp Nurse Tech Tasks:
  • • IV Insertion and Care
    • Attain and Record vital signs
    • Glucose Monitoring
    • Complete EKGs
    • Complete Lab Draws
    • Set Up and Restock Unit According to Surgery Type Needs
    • Log Patient Belongings
    • Learn Preoperative Assessment Skills and Assist with Assessment Charting
    • Learn/Use all Unit Appropriate Equipment
    • Indwelling Catheter/Toiletry Tasks
    • Gain Understanding of Consent and Legality Process Surrounding Surgery
• PACU Nurse Tech Tasks
  • • IV Insertion and Care
    • Attain and Record vital signs
    • Glucose Monitoring
    • Complete EKGs
    • Complete Lab Draws
    • Set Up and Restock Unit According to Surgery Type Needs
    • Learn Postoperative Assessment Skills and Assist with Assessment Charting
    • Learn/Use all Unit Appropriate Equipment
    • Learn Airway Management Basics
    • Assist RN with Inpatient Transports
    • Indwelling Catheter/Toiletry Tasks/Bladder Scanner Utilization

You will have shadow opportunities for the OR at both campuses.

Department hours – no weekend or holidays

North

Pre- Op - 5:30am – 9:30pm

PACU - 8:00am – 9:30pm

Minimum Education

• High school or equivalent
• Completion of first semester of nursing school and in good standing with a nursing program

Minimum Work Experience

• No previous work experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

• CPR-BCLS

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• A Nurse Technician must be a nursing student currently enrolled in and in good standing with nursing program. Nurse Technicians are required to work 48 hours per month.
• Nurse Techs may continue to work in position after graduation of nursing school until they take their NCLEX. This will be reevaluated based on need by unit leadership.
• Nurse Techs may remain in the Nurse Tech role if they are unsuccessful passing the NCLEX on their first attempt. After a second unsuccessful attempt, the Nurse Tech position would be terminated.
• Input data in computer and programs.
• Maintain professional appearance at all times.
• Ability to handle confidential information.