Unit Secretary​/Nursing Tech - Progressive Care Unit

Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech - Progressive Care Unit 4

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$15.59/hr - $23.70/hr

Location Address 1100 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States of America

Compensation Pay Range
Minimum Offer $ $15.59
Maximum Offer for this position is up to $ $21.64

Summary Build your career. Make a difference. Presbyterian Hospital is hiring a skilled unit secretary/nurse tech for the Progressive Care Unit 4 to perform secretarial and clerical duties while acting as a communication center for the nursing unit. Performs specific patient care procedures (such as bedside testing) under the direction of a licensed nurse and/or performs specific support procedures for the operation of a nursing or clinical department.

Operates patient monitoring systems.

Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified candidates.

How you grow, learn, and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff safety: a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity Full time

Fte 0.9

Job Exempt No

Work Shift 12 Hour Days (United States of America)

• Performs phlebotomy and other collection procedures appropriately and according to established procedures.
• Performs specialized collection procedures such as urine drug collections and PPDs if required.
• Processes requisitions and enters test orders into the computer system. Performs inquiry functions, specimen transport verification, and retrieves and prints collection labels.
• Receives, processes and/or stores specimens as appropriate, centrifuging, splitting, acidifying, aliquoting, measuring and stabilizing. Performs biohazard disposal as needed or appropriate.
• Performs waived and moderate complexity testing where there is documentation of successful completion of training and competency.
• Performs routine equipment maintenance and function checks including routine pipette calibration if required.
• Orders and maintains supplies and inventory.
• Insures compliance with all regulatory agencies.
• Assists clinical floor staff with stocking supplies, cleaning, patient transport and other tasks as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
• 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 physicians orders.
• 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 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 units cleanliness and orderliness.
• Technician duties:
  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.
• Communicates information pertinent to the end‑of‑shift summation before leaving the unit.
• Rounds on patients and families frequently to assess and address personal needs, concerns or…