Multiskilled Technician

Job description

Overview Assist the Registered Nurse or the Licensed Practical Nurse in patient care tasks not requiring licensure. Implements care under the supervision of an RN or LPN. Performs clerical functions according to the nursing service policies and procedures. Performs visual/observation skills to watch ECG tracings of a remote cardiac monitor, recognizes abnormalities, and reports these appropriately. Provides specimen transport. Facilitates communication between the nursing staff, physicians, visitors and other hospital departments. Responsibilities: - Provides clerical functions to include: answering the phone, prepares chart material, and transcribes physician’s orders with nursing oversight, accurate and timely data entry per computer/medical forms, discharge procedures. - Provides basic patient care that can be safely and legally delegated by the nursing staff. Tasks may include: appropriate hygiene care; positioning of patients in proper body alignment; assisting with nutritional/hydration needs; providing elimination assistance; assists with patient weights, vital signs; , and patient teaching; care for patients in isolation; assisting with transport or discharging of patients;...