Nurse Tech Telemetry

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and assist with daily living activities
• Ensure patient stability and maintain quality of care according to policies
• Give personal hygiene assistance, assist with feeding, ambulating, and positioning
• Monitor vital signs and report changes
• Respond to call lights and maintain a safe environment
• Document actions
• Provide comprehensive patient personal care and comfort, including hygiene, mobility assistance (e.g., ambulation, transfers), and addressing basic needs like feeding, skin care, and elimination
• Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies efficiently for various medical procedures and examinations
• Perform, monitor, document, and report clinical activities within assigned tasks, promptly notifying the RN of any changes in patient condition
• Assist nursing staff with patient admission, discharge, and transfer processes, including managing belongings, providing comfort items, orienting patients/families, and transport
• Maintain a neat work environment, manage supplies and equipment (ordering, stocking, reporting issues, initiating repairs), and contribute patient data to the interdisciplinary plan of care
• Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives, personal growth opportunities, and ongoing education/orientation to the RN role, while consistently adhering to scope of practice

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Listed on a Nurse Assistant Registry (or obtain placement immediately after orientation)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to organize assignments and work under pressure
• Obtain Basic Life Support Certification within the orientation period

About the Company

CHI St. Alexius Health is a regional health network with a tertiary hospital in Bismarck, and critical access hospitals in Carrington, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Garrison, Turtle Lake, Washburn and Williston, along with numerous clinics and outpatient services. It also manages four critical access hospitals in North Dakota (Elgin, Linton, and Wishek) and Mobridge Regional Medical Center in Mobridge, S.D. CHI St. Alexius Health offers a comprehensive line of inpatient and outpatient medical services, including a Level II Trauma Center, primary and specialty physician clinics, home health and hospice services, durable medical equipment services, a fitness and human performance center and ancillary services throughout western and central North Dakota. It is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system created in February 2019 through the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health, dedicated to advancing health for all people.