The Nursery Care Technician in the Special Care Nursery, under the supervision of the charge nurse, clinical manager, and/or director is primarily responsible for assisting in patient care, documentation and supply management. They will perform or assist with procedures that fall within the scope of practice of a Nursery Technician in the Special Care Nursery in addition to performing necessary administrative duties. The Nursery Care Technician may be assisting infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics.
Patient Care * Maintains department cleanliness including cleaning patient bedsides after discharge, infant and Family Room linen, NICU specific equipment and clean up after procedures. * Maintains and ensures that all NICU specific equipment is in working order. * Assists in transporting patients, equipment and supplies. * Maintains and ensures unit stocking of supplies. * Performs newborn hearing screens and makes outpatient referrals when appropriate. * Helps with admits, transfers and discharges. * Logs and receives mothers' breast and/or donor milk into electronic documentation system. * Assist with infant cares when appropriate; diapering, feeding, bathing, etc. * Performs lab draws within scope. |
Documentation * Completes a timely and thorough Developmental assessment per standard time frames using Inter-Disciplinary Profile, documents assessments and updates information. * Documents interventions, patient response to interventions and any changes in patient's condition/status in electronic medical record. * Develops and implements IOP process to monitor outcomes. * Makes appropriate referrals. * Utilizes pain scale in pain assessments |
Compliance/Safety * If required for position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates. * Completes all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame. * Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility. * Responsible for reporting any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner. * Remains current on unit/cluster practice guidelines as appropriate. * Complies with all Infant Security policies and practices. |
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