This role will become full time nights and will require availability to start off with a daytime orientation program for 6-8 weeks.

About the Unit

6 and 8 Center at Butterworth Hospital are secure units with 20 private beds on each that specialize in Women and Infant Services,  specifically postpartum care of Mother Baby couplets, after labor and delivery.  The average length of postpartum patient stay here is 2-3 days.   The excellent care provided by the 126 members of our Nursing and Support Team within Postpartum, provides team members and patients with memories that last a lifetime.  We're here to guide parents through this transitional period, offering assistance, education, and support every step of the way.  We even have Lactation Peer Counselors and Consultants available during your inpatient stay and a lactation warmline for continued assistance.

About Butterworth Hospital 

Right in the heart of Grand Rapids, you’ll find a nationally recognized hospital for patient quality and safety and the regional leader in full-service hospitals. Since 1873, we have been growing and building a reputation of excellence in care, diagnostics, treatment, prevention and education. It is the flagship hospital for Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals. 

Scope of work

This role requires strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.  At least 1 prior year of direct patient care experience in a hospital or clinic setting is strongly preferred.

Our Nurse Techs get surgical patients up and cleaned up, vital signs, they do bundle care of newborns which involves certain mandated State testing, lab draws of newborns, weights, hearing screens, assists with circumcisions and frenotomies, feeding diaper changing, EKGs mom or baby, room set up, clearing cribs.

If you are working on the floor you cover tasks on both 6&8 Center typically.  You set rooms up for admissions, get vitals on Mag patients, take moms or babies to procedulres/tests, clean cribs, baby weights.

If you are working in the Nursery for the shift, you are in the nursery for circumcisions, frenotomies, 24 hour bundles, and there if any babies are needing to spend time in the nursery. 

Acts as a team member in the delivery of quality patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Provider.  Performs basic skills per department guidelines and communicates observations to members of the health care team. Collects and reports physiological, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual needs of patients and families in coordination with and as delineated by the RN or Provider. Responsibilities include taking vitals, support during circumcisions, some lab pokes on newborns, checking blood sugars, bed bathing, ambulating, wound care, catheterization and acting as a safety attendant for patients. Ensures that required reporting and documentation on newborns is performed in a highly accurate and timely manner.

Orientation

Orientation for the first week of employment as Nurse Tech requires classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The rest of the orientation is done with a preceptor on the nursing unit from 7am-7:30pm during weekdays and rotational weekends.

Schedule

This unit requires some flexibility weekday availability, to support the needs of the patients and the team. Applicants that are in school will need to know their availability for the remainder of this year, as well as the beginning of 2027, if attending college classes.

Qualifications 

• Required High School Diploma or equivalent
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days 
• 1- 2 years of direct patient care experience is strongly preferred

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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