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Job Summary:

A nurse tech 1 provides direct patient care under the direction of a RN, including procedures, activities of daily living, and operating equipment necessary for patient care as assigned.

Education:

Required:

Will consider a nursing student (RN or LPN) within one year of graduating from an accredited nursing program.

Preferred: None

Experience:

Required: Medical background

Preferred: None

Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration

Required: BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward.

Preferred: None

Department Position Summary:

A nurse technician 1 on the Cardiac Stepdown Unit performs selected nursing functions under the direction of a registered nurse. A nurse tech 1 provides direct patient care including procedures, activities of daily living and operating equipment necessary for patient care as assigned.

The nurse tech 1 must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the Cardiac Stepdown Unit. He/she must be familiar with the assessments and treatments of patients with acute or chronic cardiac conditions. The nurse tech 1 must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.

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