Student Nurse Technician

Description:

Student Nurse Technicians (SNTs) function as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. The SNT works at the unit level and may function to support continuous observations, unit flow, and/or paired with an accountable Registered Nurse (RN) to support the bedside nurses with a variety of skills and patient care needs at all levels of care.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements at the time of application.

Basic Requirements :

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• All Student Nurses must be a currently enrolled and accepted into the Nursing program at a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ( ACEN ) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( CCNE );
• Education: Completed one full academic year post high school and enrolled in an Associates of Nursing Degree, Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree, Master of Science in Nursing degree, or bridge program.

Grade Determination:
SNT-3 Completion of 1 academic year of post-high school study, no clinical rotations required.
SNT-4 Completion of 2 academic years of post-high school study and completed clinical rotations.
SNT-5 Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school study and completed clinical rotations or completed a Bachelor's in a related field and entering into an entry-level Master's Nursing Program.

NOTE: An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university.

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of examination.