Medical Family Practice 4AB Nursing Student, PRN Nights

Company: Ardent Health Services
Location: Amarillo
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

BSA Health System is an extensive hospital system providing clinical excellence to the Texas Panhandle and the tri-state area. BSA is acclaimed for its superior quality and customer service.

The Patient Care Unit Coordinator has the ability to act in the role of the Patient Care Technician and Unit Secretary with 90% or more of their scheduled time in the role of hands-on direct patient care. The Patient Care Tech duties are assisting with patient care under the direction of the licensed staff along with patient comfort, restroom assistance, hygiene/ADL's to include taking vital signs, bed baths and linen changes, mobility and transport, patient safety, prompt response to patient request and answering call lights. Patient coverage assignments are 10-15 patients per Patient Care Unit Coordinator based on unit census with some 1:1 patient coverage assignments as needed. Unit Secretary duties are responding to all inquiries at the nurse's station, processing orders, keeping charts current, ordering and stocking supplies, answering phones and call lights and assisting the licensed nursing staff as needed.

• An excellent opportunity for a nursing student to gain experience where you'll start your nursing career*

Licenses and Certifications:

Minimum 18-yrs of age

CPR certified from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Previous hospital based CNA, Patient Care Tech, Unit Secretary and/or Medical Assistant experience desired

Acute care setting of patient drains, tubes, and specimen collection

Acute care setting of infection control protocols

Vital signs; manual blood pressure, heights/weights, O2 stats, I& O calculations, Glucose monitoring

Ability to recognize important patient observations and communicate it to the appropriate team member

Ability to manipulate, position, transfer and ambulate various size patients both full assist or partial assist

Basic addition and subtraction skills required

Computer skills required; accurate 40+ wpm minimum; EMR EPIC documentation

Medical Terminology a plus

Prioritize multiple requests

Multi-task with ability to handle multiple interruptions

Effective and efficient written and verbal communication skills

Excellent front-line customer service skills

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