Nurse Technician

Description

Nurse Technician - Cancer Treatment Center @ Swedish First Hill

Per Diem

Variable Shifts

The Nurse Technician is currently enrolled in good standing in a nursing program approved by the commission, who has completed at least one academic term which included a clinical component. Functions under the direct supervision of a registered nurse and within the scope of practice defined by the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Responsible for providing direct patient care, applying current health concepts, and assisting with routine or general clinical responsibilities that may contribute directly or indirectly to patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

• Participates in all aspects of the nursing care process under the guidance of a registered nurse and within the scope of the nurse technician’s academic education.
• Assists in implementation of nursing process to extent allowed by their academic education. Administers and documents basic nursing care including but not limited to, vital signs and observations of signs and symptoms, and reports any reactions or changes in condition to the supervising RN.
• Performs nursing procedures as assigned and as trained and validated by the approved nursing program and as delegated by the RN.
• Actively assists in evaluating / updating the patient’s plan of care by reviewing subjective and objective data and accurately documenting the updates on the care plan. Updates the plan of care in collaboration with the RN and other team members.
• Documents accurately, promptly and appropriately according to hospital policy. Utilizes hospital electronic medical record systems as trained.
• Contributes to the assigned unit nursing team, functioning as a member of the unit.
• Effectively assists in the identification of educational and emotional needs of the patient and / or family.
• Protects patient and employee confidentiality by promoting professional staff communications. Maintain full knowledge of policy and practices related to confidentiality and HIPAA regulations.
• Willingly accepts projects and work assignments as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned, under the direct supervision of the RN and within scope of nursing technician practice as defined by WAC.

Required qualifications:

• Coursework/Training and Current enrollment in a Washington State approved registered nursing program, with satisfactory completion of at least one academic term which includes a clinical component. Transcripts and nursing school skills checklist must be submitted to the hospital upon hire and updated regularly.
• Upon hire: Washington Nursing Technician Registration
• Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 294726

Company: Swedish Jobs

Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing

Job Function: Nursing

Job Schedule: Per-Diem

Job Shift: Variable

Career Track: Nursing

Department: 3901 SFH CANCER TREATMENT CTR

Address: WA Seattle 747 Broadway

Work Location: Swedish First Hill 747 Broadway-Seattle

Pay Range: $24.75 - $24.75

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits