Clinical Support Tech - Cardiovascular Acute Care

Overview

Description:

Nursing Assistant I + Clerical (Clinical Support Tech I) for Cardiovascular Acute Care on a 12-bed unit focused on patient care and outcomes. The unit serves vascular, cardiothoracic surgeries, heart failure and cardiology with an interdisciplinary team approach. The Clinical Support Tech I is a dual role of Health Unit Coordinator and Nursing Assistant I.

Employment type:

36 hours per week on 12-hour rotating shifts (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM and 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) with weekend and holiday rotation. Includes an extensive benefit package with PTO hours accrued based on hours worked. Part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates.

• Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procurement of equipment and supplies.
• Critically reviews patient care documentation, notes significant changes in patient condition, and reports immediately to a registered nurse or physician.
• Performs a variety of clerical tasks: organizing and prioritizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information for nurses/physicians, reviewing and revising orders, answering calls, transcribing orders, and maintaining medical records. Performs routine QA audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies. Provides administrative/clerical support including PI audits and data entry.
• Provides clinical support: cleaning work area, maintaining equipment, troubleshooting common software/hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, restocking supplies, transporting patients/equipment/specimens, and assisting in orientation of new employees and students.
• Provides direct personal care per the plan of care: bathing, dressing, feeding, ambulation assistance; measures vital signs, height/weight; may include specimen collection, skin prep/scrub, catheter care, glucose checks, simple wound care, ROM exercises, and postural drainage.
• Reinforces routine teaching to patients and documents understanding; distributes patient education materials as requested.

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service;
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Professional Experience Requirements: Prior experience not required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be fluent in verbal and written English; ability to develop computer skills if not proficient.

Legal

Employer:

STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit:
Vascular 5 Anderson

Work Type:
Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $18.12 - $25.51 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type:
Onsite

Work Schedule:

Rotating

Location:

US:

NC:

Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime:
No

State position with UNC Health Care System benefits; eligible for existing TSERS or ORP plans if currently participating in them with UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with religious practices or disabilities. To request accommodations, email applicant.accommodations.edu.