CNA / Nurse Tech: Surgical Specialties

Nurse Tech

Shift: Full-time, Three 12-hour shifts 1900 0730 and 0700-1930 Work Arrangement: On-Site Department: Surgical Specialties

Facility: University Hospital 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO Compensation: Base Pay Range: $16.68 - $26.31 per hour, based on experience Shift Differentials: Additional $2.00 per hour for weekend shift and additional $2.00 per hour for night shift

About The Job

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and motivated Nurse Tech to join our Surgical Specialties team. In this role, you will support patients recovering from complex surgical procedures, trauma-related injuries, and elective bariatric surgeries while helping to ensure a safe and positive patient experience. Working alongside nurses, physicians, therapists, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team, you will assist with activities of daily living, patient transport, meal delivery, and routine patient care needs. You will have the opportunity to interact with patients who may require specialized equipment, drains, braces, or wound care, making attention to detail and strong communication skills essential. In this fast-paced environment, you will help monitor patient well-being, respond promptly to patient requests, and contribute to the overall coordination of care. Your support plays a critical role in helping patients progress through their recovery journey while maintaining their comfort and dignity. If you are passionate about patient care, thrive in a team-oriented setting, and want to make a meaningful difference every day, we encourage you to join the Surgical Specialties team at MU Health Care.

About Surgical Specialties

Surgical Specialties is a 28-bed unit dedicated to the care of surgical and trauma patients. This unit handles a wide range of complex general surgery cases, often involving abdominal interventions. We also specialize in elective bariatric surgeries.

MU Health Care is proud to be a Level 1 Trauma Center. Our staff is expertly trained to manage trauma and acute care surgical patients with diverse diagnoses and injuries. Our patients frequently require the use of wounds, drains, braces, and specialized equipment. We work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including physical and occupational therapy, dietary services, social work, and consulting physicians, to ensure the highest standard of patient care.

About Mu Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system the only in mid-Missouri is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%) Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

Detailed Job Description

Assist nursing staff/ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed, stretcher or wheelchair, pickup and delivery of patient meal trays, and assisting with patient feeding as directed. Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request. Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role. Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations. Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks, may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested. Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system. Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight were obtained and documented as directed. May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

One of the following: Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education program and has or will complete a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 90 days; or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam registration; or Proof of certification as a Patient Care Technician (PCT); or Direct patient care experience in the past three (3) years as a medical assistant, nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, or surgical technician; or Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program and clinical log demonstrating 100 hours of patient care experience; or Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.