Nurse Tech

WK South

• Nursing Service
• NS-Nursery

Shreveport, LA

Nursing

Part-Time, Day, Weekends Saturday and Sunday 7a-7p

• Part-time Weekends*

• Obtaining vital signs and reporting findings to the nurse.
• Performing patient checks for safety and needs every 2 hours, and communicates the patient's needs to the nurse.
• Obtaining and reporting patient intake and output as directed by the RN.
• Assisting patients with meals, including feeding if needed. Records calorie counts, diet and percentage of nutritional intake, and report to a nurse.
• Provides daily bathing, skin care, and any additional cleaning needed by the patient during the shift. Reports skin care needs to the nurse.
• Performs foley catheterizations and specimen collection as directed by the RN.
• Positioning and repositioning for comfort and safety, including range of motion exercises as directed by the nurse. — Ambulates, assists patients out of bed, and transfers patients as ordered.
• Prepares room at discharge for terminal cleaning by Housekeeping and notifies Housekeeping of room needs. Also, notify nurses when the room is ready for a new patient.

• Must work a minimum of 24 hours per month.
• Willingly accepts direction.
• Maintains effective communication and working relationships with all persons on the unit and in the Health System.
• Participates in unit meetings, in services, and ongoing education.
• Ability to read, write and understand written instructions
• Successfully completed at least one clinical level of RN courses.