Nursing Specialty Tech, Emergency Department, PRN, Varied

• Inspire health.
• Serve with compassion.
• Be the difference.
• Job Summary Assists the Registered Nurse in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient.
• As delegated, performs basic nursing activities and nursing activities requiring sterile technique, and additional clinical responsibilities as appropriate and necessary for patient population served.
• Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status.
• Ensures confidentiality of all patient information.
• Utilizes safe patient handling at all times.
• Informs RN of activities performed observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Provides a neat and clean patient environment.
• Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health.
• Serve with compassion.
• Be the difference.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile soaks, application of sterile simple dressings and non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care, removal of Foley catheters, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula, phlebotomy, EKG's and incentive spirometry.
• Assists with casting and splinting.
• Completes orders per established protocol and under the direction of the RN.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection.
• Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Charts all observations, clinical data, and procedures performed in EMR.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN.
• Reports lab values to RN.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Assists the patient care team with transporting patients to diagnostic studies and to their floor assignments.
• Assists with positioning and ambulating patient.
• Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
• Minimum Requirements Education - Job-related course work such as Nursing Assistant, PCT, CMA, EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Technology or Phlebotomy preferred.
• Experience - No experience required.
• One (1) year of experience in Nursing Assistant, PCT, CMA, EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Tech, Phlebotomist or Medical Corpsman preferred.
• In Lieu Of In lieu of education and licensure/certification above, will accept medical corpsman military training.
• Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses Licensed or certified in field of training (Nursing Assistant, CMA, EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Tech, Phlebotomy, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

NA Work Shift Variable (United States of America) Location Blount Memorial Hospital Facility 8001 Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc. Department 80016780 Emergency Department 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.