Family health strategy nursing technician

How much does an Family health strategy nursing technician earn

A Family health strategy nursing technician earns between $1.419 and $3.440 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.986 and a median salary of $1.948 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 989 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Family health strategy nursing technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.986	23.829	496	10
1º Quartile	1.419	17.034	355	7
Median Salary	1.948	23.376	487	10
3º Quartile	2.624	31.485	656	13
Higher Salary	3.440	41.284	860	17

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - technicians of the science of human health
- - - nursing technicians and assistants

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Nursing technicians and assistants they work in hospitals, clinics, social services, or even at home. They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, or work on their own, providing temporary services in clinics or residences. They are organized as a team, working under the permanent supervision of a nurse or another member of the higher-level health team. They work in closed environments and with shifts, or confined in a vessel, in the case of the health assistant (maritime navigation). Exception made to professionals working in family health, who, according to a specific ordinance, work eight hours a day. It is common for them to work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation. In some activities, they may be exposed to biological contamination, toxic material and radiation.

What does it take to work in the field of Nursing technicians and assistants

Admission to technical occupations requires certification of skills or a technical course in nursing (middle level). For nursing assistants, basic education and professional qualification courses are required with a minimum of four hundred class hours, which can reach fifteen hundred. The possibility of continuing the qualification will depend on the completion of high school. Currently, there are technical courses in nursing, organized modularly, with intermediate outputs for the qualification of nursing assistants. The entry requirement for these courses is complete high school, with the philosophy of continuing education, which makes it possible for the assistant to reach the technical level, by completing new modules of professional training.

Functions and activities of Family health strategy nursing technician

Nursing technicians and assistants must:

work with biosafety and safety;

care for the patient;

promoting family health;

communicate;

promote mental health;

provide patient care;

care patient;

providing patient care;

assist the technical team in specific procedures;

promote family health;

administer prescribed medication;

demonstrate personal skills;

assist technical team in specific procedures;

working with biosafety and safety;

provide patient assistance;

perform surgical instrumentation;

working with biosafety and security;

perform admission procedures;

give continuity to shifts;

organize work environment;

work with biosafety and security;

administer prescription medication;

Activities

assist in patient resuscitation;

check sterilization result and validity;

control vaccine administration;

check route of administration;

control water balance;

stimulate vesico-intestinal function;

administer chemotherapy products;

aspirate orotracheal and tracheostomy cannula;

check quantity of psychotropic drugs;

administer incompatible medication separately;

inspect cardiopulmonary arrest cart (pcr);

prepare a patient report;

prevent suicide attempts and risk situations;

package sharps for disposal;

caring for the body after death;

check the sufficiency of equipment, surgical material and compresses;

prepare patient for medication;

vaccinating yourself;

call doctor in case of complications;

mapping area of operation;

record complications and procedures performed;

demonstrate fine motor skills;

provide consumables;

carry out disease prevention and curative actions;

punch venous access;

write down surgery expenses;

offer bedpan and parrot;

preventing against adverse effects of the products;

to be responsible for all care provided to the enrolled population;

conduct patient to social activities;

participate in the management of supplies;

position patient for surgery;

advise family and patient;

educate family about mental illness;

mark type of hamper and garbage contamination;

check the number of surgical compresses;

promote comprehensive care;

provide linen;

control periodic examinations of employees;

using personal protective equipment (ppe);

seal the operating room;

remove patient;

organize medications and materials for patient use and nursing station;

sterilize instruments;

record intercurrences and procedures performed;

transporting clothes and materials for purge;

accompany patient in medication intake;

stimulate patient (active and passive movements);

install induced power;

beware of adverse effects of products;

request the presence of other professionals in the surgical center;

perform tests and exams;

follow protocol in case of contamination or accident;

prepare prescription medication;

stimulate the patient to express feelings;

care for the body after death;

coordinating the care of users;

participate in team evaluations;

perform blood glucose tests;

pass instruments to the surgical team;

introduce nasogastric and vesical catheter;

serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;

protect bony prominences;

implement prescribed therapeutic activities;

protect patient during crises;

place side rails on the bed;

registering activities in information systems;

remove the patient;

assist the team in invasive procedures;

report adverse drug effects to the physician;

contain patient in bed;

make personal belongings available to patient (identity preservation);

demonstrate attention ability;

demonstrate understanding;

supply the team's demands;

notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;

vaccinate yourself;

check quantity of implant parts;

inspect each patient;

change position in bed;

help the patient to eat;

apply ice pack and wet and dry heat;

stimulate patient to express feelings;

inspect validity of materials and medicines;

stimulate patient expression;

organizing health promotion groups;

identify users' needs;

arrange clothes;

collect material for exams;

identify medication to be administered (bed, name and patient record);

perform antisepsis;

contain sharps for disposal;

control vital signs;

sanitize patient;

demarcate behavioral boundaries;

check patient and belongings (drugs, alcohol, etc.);

participate in public health campaigns;

perform an active search for local situations;

updating registration information;

paramentar-se;

arrange clothes;

inspect facilities and workers;

forward material for exams;

forward material to the operating room;

mark type of contamination of hamper and garbage;

make beds;

disinfect devices and materials;

resolve pending issues (drugs, dressings, exams, referrals, fasting, among others) ;

count the number of compresses, material and instruments before and after surgery;

calculate medication dosage;

record medication administration;

providing concurrent and terminal cleaning;

recommend abstaining from decisions during mental breakdown;

introduce yourself by placing the patient in the environment;

identify partners and resources available in the community;

give lectures;

ready the patient for examination and surgery;

perform trichotomy;

encouraging community participation;

check received medications;

limit patient circulation space;

demonstrate understanding;

apply enema (intestinal wash);

monitor serum and medication administration time;

interpret skin tests;

get vaccinated;

watch for temperature and patient reactions in transfusions;

check amount of psychotropic drugs;

use personal protective equipment (ppe);

massage patient;

measure patient (weight, height);

wash hands before and after each procedure;

participate in continuing education activities;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

replace material in the operating room;

dismiss the sick or injured employee and crew from work;

recommend disembarkation of sick and injured person;

activate security team;

define territory of action;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

discard contaminated material;

monitor patient progress;

administer incompatible medications separately;

tag patient belongings;

record events and procedures performed;

wearing;

participate in case discussion;

demonstrate ability to listen;

define actions according to local priorities;

organize medications and materials for patient and nursing use;

list patient's belongings;

identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;

demonstrate empathy;

label medical prescription (bed, name and patient record);

proceed to inhalation therapy;

check quantity and functionality of material and equipment;

changing dressings;

participate in planning activities;

exchange technical information;

position electric scalpel plate;

install blood products;

Sectors that hire Family health strategy nursing technician the most in the job market

outpatient medical activity with resources for performing complementary exams
hospital care activities
general public administration
health management support activities
activities of associations for the defense of social rights
dialysis and nephrology services
temporary labor lease
long stay institutions for the elderly
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
clinical laboratories

Family health strategy nursing technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary