Nursing Technician

Description

Perform nursing procedures and care for patients of the Institution 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 of the Institution undergoing clinical or surgical treatment; * Implement preventive measures for identified risks based on the Institution's established protocols; * Record relevant information concerning patients under one's responsibility to ensure safety and continuity of treatment; * Participate in the surgical process, including verifying the surgical schedule, checking the operating room, inspecting surgical kits, receiving and transferring the patient to the operating table, performing preoperative precautions, setting up the operating table, assisting during surgery itself, transferring the patient to the post-anesthetic 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 the anesthesia process for patients scheduled for cardiac surgery, which requires special care, time, specific equipment, devices, and medications; * Provide individualized care to critically ill patients admitted to ICUs or clinical units; * Collect and/or forward examinations requested by physicians; * Verify medical and nursing prescriptions, signing and stamping them; * Assist in performing medical procedures such as chest drainage, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, colonoscopy, intracath insertion, etc., gathering specific materials for these procedures to stabilize hemodynamic parameters; * Instruct visitors during visiting hours regarding hand hygiene and its importance in preventing infections among patients under one's care; * Monitor material and medication expenditures as well as expiration dates to prevent waste; * Assist nurses and/or physicians in performing invasive procedures and provide required materials; * Work in critical areas, providing care to patients with greater severity and those using invasive devices; * Check and replenish materials in ICU bed panels, such as gauze, catheters, suction equipment, sterile gloves, Ambu bags, etc.; * Verify trays prepared for urgent procedures, dating them and restocking missing items; * Inspect the emergency cart and test the defibrillator daily; * Perform other duties as needed or at the discretion of the unit nurse; * Admit patients to the unit together with the nurse, receiving the admission form and medical record, escorting the patient to the bed, identifying the patient and their medication bin; * 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 to prevent errors and harm to patients under one's care; and upon identifying such risks, notify the responsible nurse, implement interventions to minimize risk, and document the action in the prescription; * Perform all nursing actions except those exclusively reserved for nurses, according to the General Procedures Manual of the Nursing Division; * Participate in planning patient discharges, jointly offering guidance on care and devices, if necessary, to patients and their companions together with the nurse. * Verify ideal conditions for patient referral in the preoperative phase of surgeries; promptly respond to verbal requests or call bell notifications from hospitalized patients; * Safely administer medications, preventing harm to patients; knowing High-Alert Medications; * Ensure and maintain unit cleanliness, reporting non-conformities in this process to the hygiene service; * Ensure and maintain the integrity of unit equipment and materials, notifying the equipment center about needs and removal in case of obsolescence; * 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 requisition for patients. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Completed technical nursing course; * Active COREN registration; * Intermediate-level computer and Microsoft Office proficiency. The **SPDM** \- Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina is a non-profit civil association of philanthropic nature, recognized as being of federal, state, and municipal public utility in its headquarters city, respectively by Decrees No. 57\.925 of 03/04/1966, 40\.103 of 05/17/1962, and 8\.911 of 07/30/1970\. The Association’s primary directive is its integration into the health system, focused 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** has been expanding its scope of operations through ongoing projects in Social Assistance and Education. 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 the continuous improvement of services provided by Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), primarily aiming to guarantee universality and equitable access to health services, essential for human and social development of citizens. Our commitment is to foster an inclusive culture embracing diversity, enabling our employees 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, fostering a teamwork-oriented work culture, respect for diversity and inclusion. **MISSION** To deliver healthcare excellence without prejudice, distinction, or classification of citizens. **VISION** To be recognized as the largest and most competent Brazilian philanthropic health organization. **VALUES** * Training and Development * Social Commitment * Reliability * Entrepreneurship * Equity * Ethics * Humanization * Quality * Ecological, Economic, and Social Sustainability * Tradition * Transparency **AME Mogi** The AME Mogi das Cruzes — or Mogi das Cruzes Specialized Medical Outpatient Clinic — was established due to the need to expand medium-complexity health services network for Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) in the Alto Tietê region, per São Paulo State Government Decree No. 56\.979 dated May 09, 2011. It was inaugurated on March 30, 2012, managed by OSS\-SPDM\- Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina, under the Management Contract signed on September 30, 2011, with the São Paulo State Department of Health. **Outpatient Clinic** The Mogi das Cruzes Specialized Medical Outpatient Clinic serves as a regional reference for the Alto Tietê region, which has a population of 2.5 million people, of whom 70% — 1.7 million — rely on SUS. The region comprises 11 municipalities: Arujá, Biritiba Mirim, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Guararema, Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Mogi das Cruzes, Poá, Salesópolis, Santa Isabel, and Suzano. With a built area of 2\.550 m² across two floors, it features medical consultation rooms, a minor procedures room, a recovery room, dressing rooms, and examination rooms. Since its inauguration, the SPECIALIZED MEDICAL OUTPATIENT CLINIC – AME MOGI DAS CRUZES has pursued excellence in public healthcare delivery, acting with commitment to social responsibility, transparency, and efficiency in outpatient management. Care is delivered by a qualified multidisciplinary team, working toward providing optimal patient care with humanized service. Outpatient care serves internal demand and users referred by Primary Health Care Units. It does not serve walk-in or emergency cases.