Nurse Tech Cardiac Care Unit
Core
Direct patient care support in a fast-paced inpatient cardiac unit, assisting with daily living activities and monitoring under RN supervision.
Role type
Nurse Technician (Cardiac Care Unit)
Builds
Patient care delivery and unit operations for adult patients with heart failure, dysrhythmias, and implanted devices.
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient care assistance, wound care, catheterization, ambulation, blood glucose monitoring, BLS certification, teamwork, communication
Responsibilities
Rounding to care for 12-14 patients per shift, performing wound care and dressing changes, assisting with bed bathing and toileting, ambulating patients, catheterization, acting as safety attendant, postmortem care, cleaning patient environment and equipment, communicating equipment malfunctions.