CRITICAL CARE TECHNICIAN PRN-RUTGERS PATHWAY

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Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care. Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient’s family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.

• Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
• Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
• Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patients

practice.

• Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
• Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in the orientation of new hires.
• Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date.
• Attend Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes.
• Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit. 

Cooper University Health Care has partnered with Rutgers School of Nursing to develop a two-year program that provides a pathway to critical care nursing for students going into their junior year of nursing school. Three selected students will rotate every three months through the Medical ICU, Trauma Surgical ICU, and Neuroscience ICU. Students must rotate to every unit and stay in the Pathway Program as a critical care technician PRN until they are ready to become a nurse. 

This pathway is intended to provide the students with unique and hands-on experience in critical care. At the end of the two years, the students may be matched with one of the three units to start their nursing careers. 

To be considered for this position you need:

• GPA of 3.5 or greater
• Letter of recommendation from a member of the Rutgers Nursing faculty
• 500-word personal statement expressing your interest in critical care nursing
• Completed your fundamental of nursing course
• Must be able to work in role for two years

**Upload your official nursing transcript, letter of recommendation, and personal statement to your cooper profile under license/certification/education section**

0-2 years of experience preferred

High School/GED required.

• Successful completion of an unlicensed health care provider/ technician program
• Completed at least one fundamental nursing course in an accredited RN Program
• 1 year or more patient care experience in a similar role.

At least one of the above qualifications/certifications must be met for hire.

AHA Basic Life Support certification - required

Skills

• Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers
• Successful phlebotomy/EKG competency must be completed during orientation

Requires 4 shifts (7a-7:30p) or (7p-7:30a) in a 6-week period, three of them being weekend shifts & holidays: 1 winter, 1 summer, 1 hallmark.