Nurse Tech - Med/Surg in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center

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.

Med/Surg Cluster Description

Med/Surg units at the North campus focus on specific patient diagnosis and the general medical patients in the acute care setting. At the South campus, the Med/Surg unit is a rich mix of acute medical, general surgery, and orthopedic patients. The Med/Surg units build on nursing clinical judgment and assessment skills to guide nursing care and practice. Nurse Techs at Level 3 and Level 4 are expected to be more hands-on, practicing as an extension of the nurses’ case load, which provides an opportunity to decide what area a student would want to build their nursing expertise in.

Med/Surg Departments

• A3 Oncology
• A6 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
• P6 Surgical
• J8 Orthopedic
• South General Surgery/Med Surg
• Infusion Services

Med/Surg Skills, Duties, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Input data in computer and programs.
• Maintain a professional appearance at all times.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• The following skills are demonstrated on a Med/Surg unit. The nursing student's level in their nursing program will determine the scope of skills they can perform.
  • Receive assignment from charge nurse and participate in bedside shift report with primary nurse
  • Complete head-to-toe assessment on each of your patients including collecting vital signs
  • Discuss any abnormal findings with primary nurse and/or charge nurse
  • Document assessments and vital signs in patient’s chart
  • Review patient’s plan of care and any needed interventions for the shift
    • Most common skills seen on Med/Surg include:
      • IV starts and removals
      • Foley catheter insertion, maintenance, and removal
      • NG tubes insertion, maintenance, and removal
      • Administer O2
      • Tube feedings
      • Cough and deep breathing
      • Incentive spirometer use
      • Hot and cold application
      • Surgical drain care
      • Ostomy care
      • Wound care
  • Safety/status checks completed and documented minimum every 2 hours
  • Focused reassessments completed and documented minimum every 4 hours
  • Participation in bedside shift report at shift change with primary nurse
    • Other tasks can include but not limited to:
      • Vital signs, Hygiene care, Turning and repositioning patients
      • ADLs such as bathing, toileting, ambulation, transferring, etc.
      • Assisting PT/OT as needed
      • Blood glucose checks

Required Licenses

• CPR: BLS certification through the AHA

Minimum Education

• Must be a nursing student entering 2nd through 4th semester of nursing school

Work Experience

• No previous work experience required