Student Nurse Tech - General Medicine PRN, Variable

• Inspire health.
• Serve with compassion.
• Be the difference.
• Job Summary Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, the Nursing Student Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides direct care to patients and families in a developmentally, culturally, and ethically appropriate manner.
• The Nursing Student PCT contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective health care through direct care of patients and in collaboration with other health team members.
• The Nursing Student PCT ensures confidentiality of all patient information, utilizes safe patient handling at all times and maintains communication with the RN of activities performed, observations, and status changes in the patient.
• This role will contribute to a neat and clean patient environment and assist in providing high quality, compassionate, cost effective healthcare.
• Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health.
• Serve with compassion.
• Be the difference.
• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment range of treatment and care of patients appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and customer relation skills.
• Promotes customer service initiatives.
• Provides total hygiene care including skin care, bathing, toileting, etc. according to established safety guidelines as determined by training and unit specific needs.
• Assists with patient ambulation in room, hall and bathroom and transports patients according to established safety guidelines.
• Assists in feeding patients, offering fluids and snacks, recording amounts consumed.
• Responds to call lights and requests from patient/family in a timely manner.
• Assists with stocking supplies and maintains clean working environment.
• Assists co-workers and health care providers to meet patient care needs.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN.
• Reports lab values to RN.
• Documents vital signs accurately and informs nurse of any change in patient status.
• Provides and documents compassionate comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervisory/Management Responsibility This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
• Minimum Requirements Education - Enrolled in an accredited Registered Nursing Program.
• Must have completed Nursing Fundamentals coursework (verified by transcript).
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience - No experience required In Lieu Of NA Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses AHA Healthcare Providers BLS Certification either prior to hire or completed during orientation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Student will need to provide a school transcript to verify completion of nursing fundamentals course Work Shift Variable (United States of America) Location Greenville Memorial Hospital Facility 1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital Department 10086140 General Medicine Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health. Prisma Health is the largest not-for-profit health organization in South Carolina, serving more than 1.2 million patients annually. Our 32,000 team members are dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of you and your family. Our promise is to: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.