Nurse Technician / Practical Nurse Technician

The Nurse Technician provides direct care to patients by performing activities of daily living and limited technical skills based on current education level. This position provides compassionate and competent nursing care so that we have the opportunity to feel the joy of impacting the lives of our patients, their families, and our co-workers.

Job Duties

• Provide patient care under the direction of nursing staff being certain to only perform tasks in which training and or competency has been validated. Activities of daily living may include as needed: nutrition, bathing & general hygiene, patient transfers & positioning, obtain vital signs, bed linen & clothing changes, and donning/doffing splints/orthotic devices.  May perform technical skills which have been learned in a nursing education program & competency has been demonstrated by a faculty member & Bethany Children's Health Center employee. Exceptions include but not limited to: administration medication or blood products, perform assessments, receive verbal orders, and develop the plan of care. A Registered Nurse is directly responsible at all times for the Nurse Technician.

• Communicates effectively with co-workers: provides clear comprehensive report to assigned nurse and on-coming shift.

• Charting patient care in Electronic Health Record as indicated: patients input and output, vital signs, patient condition, and patient weight.

• Contributes to a maintaining a tidy work environment: cleans patient area & work space, re-stocks patients closet, removes trash & clutter from environment.

Qualifications

Education:

1.  Current enrollment in a program of practical nursing/registered nursing and has completed the first semester of nursing program; or

2.  Has completed a program of practical nursing/registered nursing and has applied for examination.  The graduate may continue to be employed in a Nurse Technician role until licensed in any state, territory, or country, provided that the first licensure examination is taken within 90 days after graduation and the examination is passed within 6 months of graduation, on either the first or the second attempt.

Experience:

Successful completion of the first semester of nursing clinicals

License/Certification/Credential:

Copy of current Skills Checklist from school.  Written recommendation or reference check from a current faculty member. Transcript up to current semester to verify enrollment.  CPR Certification.

Shift Differentials

Nurse Technician / Practical Nurse Technician (NT/PNT) 

Bethany Children's Health Center also offers shift differentials for working evening, nights, or weekend hours. If you were to work those time frames, that amount would be added to your hourly base rate each hour. Approved rates are as follows:

• Weekdays - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m: +$1.25/hour

• Weekdays - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m: +$3.00/hour

• Weekends - 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m: +$1.50/hour

• Weekends - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m: +$2.75/hour

• Weekends - 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m: +$6.00/hour

2025 Start Dates and Training Schedule for Nursing: 

Start Dates:

• Jan 6

• Jan 27

• Feb 17

• March 10

• March 31

• April 21

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