The Role
Provides basic patient care activities and procedures for patients of varying ages under the direct training and supervision of a registered nurse. Requires enrollment in an approved nursing program or completion of a nursing program with NCLEX-RN eligibility. Current BLS certification, communication skills, interpersonal abilities, and scope-of-practice competency are required.
Summary Generated by Built In
Performs basic patient care activities and procedures for patients of varying ages under the direct training of a registered nurse.
QualificationsWork Experience
- Hospital setting preferred.
License/Registration/Certification
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
Education and Training
- First year of a two-year nursing program (including Medical/Surgical rotation) and currently enrolled in a nursing program, or
- Completion of the 5th semester of a four-year nursing program and currently enrolled in a nursing program, or
- Certificate of completion from a U.S. or foreign school of nursing with proof of acceptance for the NCLEX-RN exam (NCLEX must be passed within 6-months of hire).
Skills
- Possesses effective oral and written communication skills.
- Possesses effective interviewing and counseling techniques.
- Possesses effective interpersonal relationship skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
- Technically competent in tasks within the scope of practice of a Nurse Technician.
Skills Required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Currently enrolled in a nursing program and completed the first year of a two-year nursing program, including Medical/Surgical rotation
- Alternatively, completion of the fifth semester of a four-year nursing program while currently enrolled
- Alternatively, certificate of completion from a U.S. or foreign nursing school with proof of acceptance for the NCLEX-RN exam
- NCLEX-RN must be passed within six months of hire if hired under the nursing school certificate pathway
- Hospital setting experience
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Effective interviewing and counseling techniques
- Effective interpersonal relationship skills
- Ability to read and comprehend English sufficiently to follow instructions and safety precautions
- Technical competency within the Nurse Technician scope of practice
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills
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The Company
What We Do
El Paso Children's Hospital is the first and only separately licensed, independent, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit children's hospital in the El Paso region. Dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate pediatric healthcare, it serves as the only dedicated pediatric hospital within a 200-mile radius of El Paso, Texas, offering a wide range of specialized medical services for children.
