Nurse Technician
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
You'll do basic patient care and help with daily living, keeping the patient environment clean and safe. Lifepoint Health is a community hospital.
- Shift and hours
- Days36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Rehab
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- CPR/BCLS certification Certifications: CPR/BCLS certification required.
- Also asks
- effective communication and teamwork skills Effective communication and teamwork skills required.
Preferred
- Experience
- 6 months in an acute or long-term care facility Experience: Minimum six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility preferred.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- hygiene, grooming and mobility help Perform basic patient care tasks including hygiene, grooming, and mobility support.
- Day to day
- positioning, lifting and turning patients, using assistive equipment Provide general nursing care such as patient positioning, lifting, turning, and use of assistive equipment.
- Day to day
- toileting help with bedpans, urinals and commodes Assist with toileting using bedpans, urinals, commodes, or ambulation.
- Day to day
- vital signs, weights and intake and output Take and document vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, and blood pressure, as well as intake and output measurements.
- Day to day
- admission, transfer and discharge help, including patients' belongings Assist in patient admission, transfer, and discharge, including handling personal belongings.
- Day to day
- answering call lights, phones and paging Respond promptly to patient call lights, telephone, and paging systems.
- Details
- fast-paced care setting Ability to prioritize patient needs in a fast-paced care setting.
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
Original listing
Posted on Lifepoint Health’s careers page.
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Nursing Assistant Position Summary
The Nursing Assistant provides essential support to nursing staff by performing basic patient care duties, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring a safe and clean environment for patients.
Essential Functions
Perform basic patient care tasks including hygiene, grooming, and mobility support. Provide general nursing care such as patient positioning, lifting, turning, and use of assistive equipment. Assist with toileting using bedpans, urinals, commodes, or ambulation. Take and document vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, and blood pressure, as well as intake and output measurements. Assist in patient admission, transfer, and discharge, including handling personal belongings. Maintain a clean and comfortable patient environment. Respond promptly to patient call lights, telephone, and paging systems. Perform other related duties as assigned.
Additional Information
Effective communication and teamwork skills required. Ability to prioritize patient needs in a fast-paced care setting. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.
Experience
Minimum six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility preferred.
Certifications
CPR/BCLS certification required.
What's around it?
Lancaster, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,240/mo
- Household income
- $63,690/yr, all local households, not nurse pay