Nursing Technician

Description

Perform nursing procedures and patient care at the Institution for patients undergoing clinical and/or surgical treatment, carrying out technical-level activities aimed at ensuring the quality of care provided and patient safety. **Responsibilities and duties** * Perform nursing procedures and care for critically ill patients at the Institution undergoing clinical or surgical treatment; * Implement preventive measures for identified risks based on institutional protocols; * Record relevant information regarding patients under one's responsibility, ensuring safety and continuity of treatment; * Participate in the surgical process, including verifying the surgery schedule, checking the operating room, inspecting surgical kits, receiving and transferring patients to the operating table, performing preoperative precautions, setting up the operating table, assisting during surgery, transferring patients to the post-anesthesia recovery room, and preparing the operating room for the next surgery; * Organize the anesthesia process in operating rooms, including arranging materials, anesthetic medications, and necessary equipment; transferring the patient from the stretcher to the operating table; assisting during anesthesia administration; and participating in anesthesia procedures for patients undergoing cardiac surgery—which requires specific care, time, equipment, devices, and medications; * Provide individualized care to critically ill patients admitted to ICUs or clinical units; * Collect and/or send requested laboratory tests; * Verify medical and nursing prescriptions, signing and stamping them accordingly; * Assist in performing medical procedures such as chest drainage, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, colonoscopy, intracath insertion, etc., by gathering specific materials required for these procedures to stabilize hemodynamic parameters; * Instruct visitors during visiting hours on hand hygiene and its importance in preventing infections among patients under one's care; * Monitor material and medication expenditures, as well as expiration dates, aiming to prevent waste; * Assist nurses and/or physicians in performing invasive procedures and provide necessary materials for their execution; * Work in critical areas, providing care to patients with greater severity and those using invasive devices; * Check and replenish supplies at ICU bed panels, such as gauze, catheters, suction equipment, sterile gloves, AMBU bags, etc.; * Verify trays prepared for urgent procedures, date them, and replace missing items; * Inspect the emergency cart and test the defibrillator daily; * Perform other tasks as needed or at the discretion of the unit nurse; * Admit patients to the unit together with the nurse, receiving admission forms and medical records, escorting patients to their beds, identifying them—and their medication bins; * Participate in shift handovers bed-to-bed, communicating important information to colleagues alongside the entire nursing team; * Participate in planning nursing care; * Actively participate in the risk management program, avoiding errors and harm to patients under one's care; and upon identifying such issues, immediately notify the responsible nurse, deliver interventions to minimize risk, and document findings in the prescription; * Perform all nursing actions except those exclusively reserved for registered nurses, per the General Procedures Manual of the Nursing Division; * Participate in discharge planning, jointly offering guidance to patients and their companions—alongside the nurse—regarding care and devices, if required. * Verify ideal conditions for patient referral in the preoperative phase of surgeries; promptly respond to verbal requests or call bell notifications from inpatients; * Administer medications safely, preventing harm to patients; knowing High-Alert Medications; * Maintain cleanliness of the unit and report non-conformities in this process to the hygiene service; * Maintain and preserve unit equipment and materials, reporting needs to the equipment center and arranging removal in case of disuse; * Keep patient medical records and documents organized; * Notify the nurse regarding repairs, maintenance, or missing equipment in the unit; * Participate in defining the daily individual material requisitions for patients. **Requirements and qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Completed technical nursing course; * Active COREN registration; * Intermediate-level computer literacy and Microsoft Office proficiency. **Additional information** 12x36 work schedule from 07:00 to 19:00\. The **SPDM** \- Paulista Association for the Development of Medicine is a non-profit civil association of philanthropic nature, recognized as federally, state-, and municipally-declared public utility, respectively by Decrees No. 57\.925 dated 03/04/1966, No. 40\.103 dated 05/17/1962, and No. 8\.911 dated 07/30/1970\. The Association’s primary directive is integration into the health system, focusing on disease treatment, prevention, and promotion of primary, secondary, and tertiary health, strengthening ties with the local community and reaffirming its social commitment to serve everyone without discrimination. With institutional growth, **SPDM** continues expanding its scope of action through projects currently underway in Social Assistance and Education sectors. This broad range of activities increasingly consolidates **SPDM** as a large-scale philanthropic institution pursuing economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Thus, SPDM contributes effectively to continuous improvement of services delivered by Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), primarily aiming to guarantee universality and equitable access to healthcare—essential for human and social development of citizens. Our commitment is to foster an inclusive culture embracing diversity, empowering our staff to contribute their best. All qualified candidates will be considered for positions without distinction based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, race, nationality, or disability. SPDM is an equal opportunity employer for all individuals meeting minimum requirements. We value idea sharing, cultivating a collaborative work culture, respecting diversity and inclusion. **MISSION** To deliver healthcare excellence without prejudice, distinction, or classification of citizens. **VISION** To be recognized as Brazil’s most extensive and competent philanthropic health organization. **VALUES** * Training and development * Social commitment * Reliability * Entrepreneurship * Equity * Ethics * Humanization * Quality * Ecological, economic, and social sustainability * Tradition * Transparency **The Hospital** The Sorocaba Regional Hospital “Dr. Adib Domingos Jatene” stands out for its care delivery and brings the most advanced medical knowledge to the community, striving for dignified, high-quality, socially committed public healthcare—serving as a reference for Sorocaba’s population of approximately 659\.871 residents. The SRS serves the DRSXVI Sorocaba region (48 municipalities) and 15 municipalities from the Mananciais and Rota dos Bandeirantes Health Regions, totaling a population of 5\.412\.200 inhabitants (IBGE – 2016\), through São Paulo State’s Central for Regulation of Health Services. The Sorocaba Regional Hospital “Dr. Adib Domingos Jatene” features adult clinical and surgical beds, pediatric beds, an operating center, a diagnostic center, an emergency department, specialty outpatient clinics, and an ambulatory surgical unit where elective surgeries are performed—including same-day admission and discharge. Care is delivered by a qualified multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing optimal patient care with humanized service.