NURSING TECH/UNIT SEC-ABQ
Location: Albuquerque New Mexico
Description: Presbyterian Health in New Mexico is looking of NURSING TECH/UNIT SEC-ABQ right now, this job will be placed in New Mexico. For complete informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Secretarial Duties:
- Courteously greets and directs customers. Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication. Keeps locator boards current.
- Answers telephones and efficiently processes information, including accurately transcribing physician’s orders.
- Effectively utilizes computer system to meet patient/unit needs. Variety of tasks are continually organized/prioritized/performed to meet changing needs of patient/unit.
- Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers and discharges. Responsible for Medical Record being complete and in order at discharge.
- Maintains correct census and bed status report. Assembles patient’s charts and organizes them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed.
- Maintains and accounts for office supplies for the unit. Assists in maintaining nursing unit’s cleanliness and orderliness.
- Monitors, collects and records information in the patient record. Collects and records vital signs, weights, and other patient data. Transports patients and documents action in patient record.
- Participates in the nutritional well being of patients through tray delivery, assistance with patient set-up and feeding. Accurately records input and output.
- Assists with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene (shaving, mouth care, foot care, pericare and bathing), positioning and ambulation.
- Rounds on patients and families frequently to assess and address personal needs, concerns or comfort related issues. Reports information to responsible nurse for resolution when necessary.
- Inserts and removes gastric and urethral tubes. Performs enemas and disimpactions. Removes peripheral, intravenous therapy lines. Performs phlebotomy on certain units after specific training.
- Operates patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs (such as, cardiac and fetal heart monitoring). Performs bedside testing such as Oximetry, ECG, Glucometery, urinalysis and other tests.
- Performs wound care and dressing changes. Removes staples and sutures. Assists nurses and physicians with sterile procedures. Assist with application and removal of restraints under the direction of an RN.
- Applies oxygen delivery devices as ordered without altering settings or determining rates. Assists patients with portable or wall oxygen, and assures proper storage of E cylinders.
- Documents all care provided in the appropriate place in the patient record. Assembles patient charts. Posts laboratory and other results in patient chart. Uses the computerized documentation system at the skill level commensurate with the responsibilities included in this description.
- Delivers specimens to Laboratory, Microbiology and Pathology. Transports x-rays, blood products and equipment.
- Insures cleanliness of nutrition areas and general unit. Cleans and stores equipment. Empties trash, linen bags and sharps containers. Stocks medical supplies, linens and paper goods. Inventories equipment as required. Processes broken equipment as directed. Maintains equipment logs as required.
- Communicates information pertinent to the end of shift summation before leaving the unit.
- Performs other functions as required.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Presbyterian Health in New Mexico.
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This job starts available on: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:34:00 GMT