Rehab Nurse Tech II - In Patient Rehab Part Time Evenings

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

The Rehabilitation Nurse Technician II (RNT2) reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.  The RNT has expertise related to the specific needs for patients in the rehabilitation environment which includes severe chronic conditions and complex disabilities. The RNT II is a member of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation care team and supports interventions to help individuals and their families achieve independence, adjustments to the patients’ health and to look beyond the disability or condition. The RNT services adults and children

In their primary responsibility, the RNT II works under the direction of a professional registered nurse to support unit and patient care needs. RNT II assists with management of the electronic health record and paper chart.  The RNT is crossed trained to perform the RNT job duties and is expected to float to the direct care position as needed. The RNT II role serves as an active participant in the unit quality projects which can include data collection as well as unit equipment inventory and maintenance.  The RNT II is responsible to precept new RNT employees. roles.

Responsibilities:

Unit Support:

• Answers, screens and directs all telephone calls, overhead paging staff when necessary, and taking messages when staff is unavailable.
• Supports Admission function after hours when Admission Department closed.
• Assists the patient/ family in signing the consent to treat.
• Completes necessary documentation and updates in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Maintains clerical supplies, EMR downtime documents and medical record forms at nursing station.
• Prepares and submits maintenance work slips when necessary.
• Ensures all interdepartmental mail is delivered daily.
• Maintains current telephone list for physician, on call schedule, and hospital referrals.
• Provides a daily copy of the doctor census and physicians’ rounds profile for each physician.
• Coordinates patients outside appointments.
• Assists in emergency situations as directed.
• Inclusive of all other duties as assigned by department head and immediate supervisor.

Medical Record Management:

• Supports Electronic Medical Record/Reporting
• Copies or faxes medical records as directed for outside appointments, therapeutic pass, and discharge.
• Files paper reports into chart, prepares new charts for admissions and dismantles charts following discharge.
• Color codes charts according to policy and assures all room number changes are entered on the EMR.

Patient Care/Clinical Duties:

• Collects and reports pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Assists and instructs patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, including showering, promoting maximal independence and skill practice.
• Performs preventive skin care program as directed by RN and report any changes in skin integrity immediately to the RN.
• Assists patients with bladder and bowel training programs including post void residuals and spot bladder scans. Perform straight catheterization for select patient populations under direction of RN and provide care for indwelling and external catheters and ostomies.
• Accurately obtains and documents patients' vital signs/pulse oximetry and communicates any reportable values, symptoms or signs of distress to the RN.
• Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities utilizing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices. Practice therapy transfers and ambulation with patients within safe patient handling guidelines as delegated by the RN.
• Assists patient with application of assistive devices and prosthetics/orthoses according to individual patient plan of care.
• Assists patients with completing menus. Passes patient meal trays and HS snacks, verifying any modified diet is as ord