PRN NICU Tech

• Assists nurses and other healthcare providers with direct patient care as delegated by the RN or assigned, and offers unsolicited assistance for help in a timely manner.
• Performs assigned clinical duties such as patient transportation, point-of-care testing, ADL’s, infant feedings, etc., and ensures that all results are documented and reported to the appropriate healthcare provider promptly.
• Performs basic clerical duties such as taking messages, copying, faxing, patient registration, etc.
• Performs duties in the Milk Prep Room as delegated, such as storage, preparation, and packaging of expressed breast milk and formulas for individual patients, and following procedures for preparing infant feeds.
• Ensures information-sharing with families and visitors regarding unit guidelines, visiting, etc. promptly, and documents interactions and completion appropriately.
• Answers telephones and call lights efficiently and courteously, relaying messages and calls to appropriate personnel and other departments as needed.
• Assists with room turn-over and preparation for patient care areas for additional patients.
• Assists with maintaining patient safety and quality of care, following Hospital and unit policies and procedures.
• Ensures that the NICU maintains an adequate level of supplies on a daily basis, stocks patient care areas as needed, and actively assists in obtaining needed supplies.
• Ensures that the unit work environment is clean and tidy, and without clutter.
• Assists with unit security and monitoring the unit entry points as needed
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Certified Nurse Aide / Assistant (CNA) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (Health Occupations Credentialing) OR
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) OR
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) OR
• equivalent technical background. May instead have completed at least an initial Technical Skill course in an Accredited BSN Program

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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