Collegiate Nurse Care Technician - Med-Surg 4B

Collegiate Nurse Care Technician - Med-Surg 4B

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton . We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore . Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Sussex Campus Hospital

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Variable

General Summary:

The Collegiate Nursing Care Technician (CCT) position at Bayhealth is year-round and offers exposure and experience in an acute care setting, preparing candidates for a career as a professional nurse. The CCT position is similar to the certified nurse assistant with duties including basic patient care, vital signs, blood glucose testing, hygiene, assistance with ADL’s and comfort measures, working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Department team members are authorized to have limited access to secured medication rooms to perform duties and responsibilities as defined in this job description. Any staff member requiring limited access to secured medication rooms must have a fully completed and signed Medication Security Agreement for Non-Licensed Personnel form on file and available upon request.

Responsibilities

• Follows plan of care established by the Registered Nurse within a specified timeframe; including, but not limited to, mouth care, bathing, AM and PM care, assistance with ambulation, transfers to chair and/or bed, taking and documenting vital signs, and recording accurate intake and output. Documents all patient care delivered according to established policies and procedures
• Under the direction of a Registered Nurse duties such as non-sterile dressing changes, removal of indwelling urinary catheter, removal of nasogastric tube, IV access removal, bladder scans, EKG's, and the application of telemetry monitoring may be assigned.
• Performs duties with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on the assigned units
• Communicate relevant patient information to a professional nurse within appropriate time based on level of urgency. Reports problems immediately to a professional nurse
• Answer intercom or call lights in a timely, courteous manner, with appropriate communication to patient and/or professional nurse.
• Performs patient care based on established guidelines to diagnostic and therapeutic exams; i.e., NPO for labs or xrays, OR, diet changes related to tests, enema-related tests.
• Assists other members of nursing team and/or ancillary departments as requested
• All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education: Associate Degree, High School Diploma, or GED; Must be actively enrolled in a registered nurse program with a planned graduation date within three (3) years.
• Credential(s): Basic Life Support or ability to sit for on-site class prior to start date.
• Experience: Must be actively enrolled in a registered nurse program with a planned graduation date within three (3) years.

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Credential(s): Certified Nursing Assistant
• Experience: Two semesters experience providing basic care to patients in a clinical setting.

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