Nurse Technician - Adult & Pediatric Float Pool - Day & Night Shift Available - PRN
Under general supervision of a registered nurse, performs routine tasks in patient care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- 7A-7P or 7P-7A Shifts Available: PRN, 7A-7P or 7P-7A
- Unit and setting
- Float Pool · HospitalNurse Technician - Adult & Pediatric Float Pool - Day & Night Shift Available - PRN
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Per Diem Shifts Available: PRN, 7A-7P or 7P-7APRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- AHA Basic Life Support upon hire License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
- Education
- current enrollment in an accredited RN program or between semesters, or graduation awaiting licensure exam
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
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Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsPTOWe offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more.
- Benefits401(k)
- Benefitsmedical and dental plans
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The role and schedule
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- Precepting and charge shifts
- Floating
- serve units in need across multiple skill sets Each shift can look different as employees will help serve units in need.
- Day to day
- monitors patient health status and implements plan of care under RN supervision
- Day to day
- carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by RN Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN.
- Day to day
- takes and records vital signs and weighs patients Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
- Day to day
- blood glucose monitoring Performs blood glucose monitoring.
- Day to day
- monitors IV infusions and transfusions as directed Monitors intravenous infusions and transfusions as directed by RN.
- Day to day
- sets up and discontinues telemetry monitors Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor.
- Day to day
- specimen collection Collects specimens as directed.
- Day to day
- applies sterile dressings and removes sutures, staples, or drains Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains.
- Day to day
- performs assigned sterile procedures Performs all sterile procedures as assigned.
- Day to day
- performs stoma irrigation and applies colostomy pouches Performs stoma irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
- Day to day
- oral and tracheostomy suctioning Performs oral and tracheostomy suctioning.
- Day to day
- administers tube feedings Administers tube feedings to patients.
- Day to day
- takes emergency actions as required Takes emergency actions as required.
- Day to day
- performs treatments and procedures defined on skills checklist Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist.
- Day to day
- reports symptoms and condition changes to RN Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition or behavior to RN.
- Day to day
- assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
- Day to day
- transports patients and assists with stretcher and wheelchair transfers Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Day to day
- maintains room order, makes beds, and changes linens Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
- Day to day
- restocks rooms with supplies and equipment Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
- Day to day
- constant observation care when assigned 1:1 When assigned to one patient, provides care, observes the patient and does not leave the patient alone.
- Day to day
- other duties as assigned Performs other duties as assigned
- Travel
- multiple hospital locations across OU Health system Locations: OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health, and OU Health - Edmond Medical Center
The workplace
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On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
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Position Title
Nurse Technician - Adult & Pediatric Float Pool - Day & Night Shift Available - PRN
Department
Nursing Student Programs Locations: OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health, and OU Health - Edmond Medical Center Shifts Available: PRN, 7A-7P or 7P-7A Float Pool offers a unique opportunity to Nurse Technicians who are looking to practice in multiple skill sets. Each shift can look different as employees will help serve units in need.
General Description
Under general supervision of a registered nurse, performs routine tasks in patient care. This role is specifically for a nursing student to learn healthcare support skills and gain experience in a hospital setting. Essential
Responsibilities
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. Under direct supervision of the RN and in collaboration with the patient and family, systematically and continually monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care.
Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN. Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients. Performs blood glucose monitoring.
Monitors intravenous infusions and transfusions as directed by RN. Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor. Collects specimens as directed.
Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains. Performs all sterile procedures as assigned. Performs stoma irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
Performs oral and tracheostomy suctioning. Administers tube feedings to patients. Takes emergency actions as required.
Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist. Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition or behavior to RN. Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs. Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen. Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
Duties may be performed for one patient or more than one patient. When assigned to one patient, provides care, observes the patient and does not leave the patient alone. General
Responsibilities
Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Experience
Currently enrolled in an accredited registered nursing program or between terms/semesters; OR has completed a program of registered nursing and has applied to the licensure examination. The graduate may continue to be employed in a Nurse Technician role until licensed in any state, territory, or country, provided that the first licensure examination is taken within 90 days after graduation and the examination is passed within 6 months of graduation, on either the first or the second attempt. License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures. Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and oral instructions; and to maintain effective working relations with others. #CB Current OU Health Employees - Please click HERE to login. OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.