Clinical Support Tech I - Cardiology at Eastowne

UNC Health Care; Eastowne (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant I for the UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at Eastowne in Chapel Hill, NC. The role supports professional caregivers in patient care, clinical tasks, and clerical duties within the Cardiology unit.

Responsibilities include assisting with procedures, documenting patient status, maintaining records, and providing direct personal care according to the care plan. High school diploma or GED and NC Nursing Assistant I, plus BLS, are required.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in verbal and written English.
• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service; BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procurement of equipment and supplies.
• Critically reviews patient care documentation and reports changes in patient condition to a nurse or physician.
• Performs various clerical tasks including organizing workload, greeting visitors, reviewing orders for clarity, transcribing orders, and maintaining medical records.
• Provides clinical support including cleaning the work area, troubleshooting equipment, stocking supplies, transporting patients and specimens, and orienting new staff and students.
• Provides direct personal care to patients per the plan of care, including vital signs, height/weight, and potentially specimen collection or wound care as needed.
• Reinforces patient education and distributes educational materials as requested.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant I license (NC DHHS)

BLS certification

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Come join our growing team!

UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at Eastowne is a specialty clinic for the evaluation and treatment of conditions related to hormone-producing glands. We provide care for patients with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, parathyroid disease, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, and tumors or cancers of the endocrine glands. We also provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary adults.

Schedule and Location:

• Address: 100 Eastowne Drive Ste. 7025, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
• Monday-Friday 8a-5p
• No weekends
• No holidays

Summary:
Responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of the patient care unit desk area functions.

Responsibilities:
1. Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
2. Critically reviews patient care documentation making note of any significant changes in the patient's condition and make an immediate report to a registered nurse or physician.
3. Provides a variety of clerical tasks to include but not limited to organizing and prioritizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information as requested by nurses and physicians, reviewing orders for logic and clarity, revising orders as requested by the nurse, answering the telephone/ patient call lights, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records. Performs routine quality assurance audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies. Provides administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry.
4. Provides clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.
5. Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measures and records vital signs, and patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage.
6. Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
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/and Abilities Requirements:
* Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Cardiology at ET

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$18.48 - $25.89 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at 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' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.