Incumbents perform duties related to participating in patient care as directed by the nurses.
Responsibilities include checking patient vital signs, collecting patient specimens, performing laboratory test, patient intake and billing for services, under the direct supervision of a licensed practical nurse or a licensed registered nurse. This is a stand-alone classification within a nursing support series. The Public Health Nurse Technician is distinguished from the Licensed Practical Nurse in that the Public Health Nurse Technician cannot administer immunizations, injections or medications and cannot monitor patients for side effects and complications. Checks, patient vital signs, height and wright, vision and hearing. Instructs patients in specimen collection methods.