Clinical Support Tech I - GI Surgery & Surgical Oncology Acute Care Unit

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

PTO hours

Health benefits

Résumé du poste

UNC Health in Chapel Hill seeks a Clinical Support Technician I (Nursing Assistant I + Clerical) for the 6 Memorial unit. The role supports professional caregivers, transports patients, sets up rooms, and handles clerical duties to keep the unit efficient.

Responsibilities include assisting physicians, reviewing care notes, coordinating workflow, transporting patients and supplies, basic patient care, and reinforcing patient education.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English (verbal and written).
• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required.
• Nursing Assistant I certification per NC DHHS.
• No prior experience required.

Responsabilités

• 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 significant changes to a nurse or physician.
• Performs clerical tasks including organizing workload, greeting visitors, reviewing orders, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records; conducts QA and PI data entry.
• Provides clinical support such as cleaning, equipment maintenance, inventory, patient transport, and orientation of new staff.
• Provides direct patient care per plan of care activities, including bathing, feeding, ambulation, vitals, and specimen collection as needed.
• Reinforces patient teaching and distributes education materials.

Connaissances

Fluent English

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Description

Clinical Support Technician I (Nursing Assistant I + Clerical)needed forGI Surgery Acute Care Unit - 6 Memorial

6 Memorial is a 28-bed, acute care, inpatient nursing unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Our interdisciplinary team provides evidence-based and high-quality care primarily to adult post-surgical patients with weight loss issue, gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, and complex non-cancer GI-related illnesses.

Our surgical oncology physician leaders are under the Surgical Oncology Division. This division is affiliated with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. These physician leaders are nationally renowned for their expertise in improving colorectal, GI, and endocrine malignancy through clinical excellence, medical education, and research. Similarly, our GI physicians are known for their efforts in enhancing patient care for upper and lower gastrointestinal patients. Lastly, we are recognized nationally as a Bariatric Center for Excellence.

Our nursing team members can expect to work within the full scope of his or her practice in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Our patient populations require close post-operative observation, occasional remote cardiac telemetry, early aggressive mobilization, pulmonary hygiene, extensive physical therapies, IV, central line/PICC line care, administration of TPN, anticoagulation, oxygen therapy, pain management, blood product administration, intake/output and ostomy care. Additionally, multiple tube/drain care to include, chest tubes, Foley catheters, NG tubes, G-tubes, J-tubes, J/P drains, and rectal tubes. Extensive complex wound management along with multimodal nutritional support is given throughout the course of hospitalization.

This is a 36 hours per week position; working rotating shifts days/nights (7am - 7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am), with weekend and holiday rotation. This position qualifies for an extensivebenefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours.

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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 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/and Abilities Requirements

• Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: 6 Memorial

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

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.