Nurse Technician RN Student - Pediatric ER
You'll give basic patient care and help with daily living tasks in the Pediatric ER, always under close nurse supervision.
- Eligibility
- Emergency Department-Lake Childrens Hospital Campus
Posted Sep 24 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Pediatric ER passionate about pediatric emergency carepediatric emergency patients
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Are you a current RN student graduating in December 2027 or later?
- Certification
- BLS certification BLS Certification
- Also asks
- Student nurse in good standing with basic patient skills completed Student Nurse in good standing with completion of basic patient skills within nursing program.
- Also asks
- Enrolled junior or senior in an accredited RN program, past the second clinical rotation (Med/Surg)
- Also asks
- Communication, customer service, computer skills and medical terminology Communication, Customer Service, computer Skills and Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- helps with admissions, discharges and transfers Assists in patient admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
- Day to day
- weights, vital signs and O2 sats Measures, collects, and documents patient data according to policy (e.g., weight, vital signs, O2 sats)
- Day to day
- assists physicians with exams, treatments and special tests Assists physicians with examination, treatments, and special tests.
- Day to day
- collects specimens and takes them to the lab Collects patient specimens and transports specimens to the lab.
- Day to day
- pulls medications from the tube system or pharmacy and delivers them to the nurse Retrieves medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and delivers the medications to the nurse
- Day to day
- transports patients and helps with their mobility Assists with transporting and mobility needs of patient.
The workplace
You are looking at FMOL Health, a nonprofit Catholic system based in Baton Rouge and serving Greater Baton Rouge through Our Lady of the Lake, with reach into Acadiana, the Northshore, northeast Louisiana, and Greater Jackson through St. Dominic. The…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Original listing
Posted on FMOL Health’s careers page.
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Are you a current RN student graduating in December 2027 or later? We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate Nurse Technician to join our Pediatric ER team! This opportunity is perfect for an RN student who is passionate about pediatric emergency care and eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced clinical environment.
The Nurse Tech performs various patient care activities and related nonprofessional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. The Nurse Tech provides basic patient care and assist with activities of daily living (ADL)s under close supervision of the nurse. Basic patient care and ADLs are defined as: patient bathing, feeding, and preparation for treatment, takes and records vital signs, changes bed linen, prepares treatment trays and other supplies, and assists nursing service personnel with a variety of other patient care duties that they have verified completion of competencies.
Relies on establish guidelines to accomplish tasks. The Nurse Tech works under close supervision of the nurse. Patient Care Assists in patient admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
Measures, collects, and documents patient data according to policy (e.g., weight, vital signs, O2 sats) and reports symptoms, reactions, and changes in patients' condition to the Registered Nurse. Assists patients with activities of daily living and appropriate patient care (personal hygiene, linen changes, assists with meals, elimination). Assists with transporting and mobility needs of patient.
Retrieves medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and delivers the medications to the nurse and/or place medications in a secure location as determined by the nurse manager. Keeps patient rooms and nursing station areas clean and orderly. Collaboration & Partnership Assists physicians with examination, treatments, and special tests.
Collects patient specimens and transports specimens to the lab. Performs procedures consistent with standards set forth by their school of nursing and level of nursing education completed under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Utilizes equipment safely for patient care as directed by a Registered Nurse.
Quality Adheres to standards of nursing and the policies and procedures set forth by the institution in an effort to enhance the quality and efficiency of hospital nursing services. Utilizes all equipment, supplies, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner. Observes and adheres to quality standards established by the department.
Participates in continuous quality improvement programs. Is aware of behavioral/psychological changes of patients and promptly reports changes to assigned nurse or charge nurse. Adapts care to the patients need and level of development.
Other Duties as Assigned Performs other duties as assigned or requested Student Nurse in good standing with completion of basic patient skills within nursing program. Must be a student nurse currently enrolled in a Registered Nurse accredited School of Nursing program who is in the Junior or Senior level year that has completed their second clinical rotation (Med/Surg clinicals). Student Nurse in good standing within an accredited program.
Communication, Customer Service, computer Skills and Knowledge of Medical Terminology. BLS Certification
What's around it?
Baton Rouge, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,067/mo
- Household income
- $49,994/yr, all local households, not nurse pay