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

Nurse Tech Job Summary

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.

PACU - The shifts start at 0730 ( south) 0800 (North) and we are accepting patients from the OR or GI lab. These patients have a higher acuity and essentially are 1:1 until stable. The skills that our previous nurse techs have developed in this unit are head-to-toe assessment skills, quickly, airway management, wound care, education and discharging patients' home or to the floor. When the opportunity arises, we are happy to get our techs to other areas (OR, GI, Preop) for additional learning opportunities.

Pre-OP - The shifts start at 0530(South) 0500 ( North) and we are getting patients ready for surgery from home or from the floor. The skills that our previous nurse techs have developed in this unit are IV starts, assessment, education about planned procedure/anesthesia and working well with other departments (OR, PACU, GI). The unit is fast paced until it isn't, and then we are happy to assist the tech with getting experience in other areas (OR, GI, Preop) for additional learning opportunities.

Surgical Services Skills, Duties, Knowledge, and Abilities

• 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

South

Pre-Op – 5:30am – 6:30pm

PACU – 5:30am – 6:30pm

Required Licenses

Minimum Education

Work Experience

This application is the first step of the nurse tech process. You will receive an email with next steps that must be completed in order to move forward. If you don't receive an email with further instructions within 3 business days of your application submission, please reach out to us at hrbusinesspartners@hendrickhealth.org.