Clinical Support Tech I - Labor and Delivery

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive benefits package

PTO accrual

Job summary

UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC is seeking a Clinical Support Tech I for Labor & Delivery. This position combines Nursing Assistant I duties with Health Unit Coordinator responsibilities and requires CNA certification.

You will work rotating day and night shifts, 36 hours per week across three 12-hour shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation. The unit handles high-risk cases and offers an extensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).
• Ability to develop basic computer skills if not proficient.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies.
• Review patient care documentation and report significant changes to nurse or physician.
• Perform clerical tasks: organize workload, greet visitors, and manage orders and records; conduct PI audits and data entry.

Skills

Certified Nursing Assistant

English proficiency

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant I certification

Job description

Description

Labor & Delivery is looking for a Clinical Support Tech I to join their department. The Clinical Support Tech I is a dual role of the Nursing Assistant I and the Health Unit Coordinator.

Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant and must be able to work both day and night shifts.

Position Offering

• Shift: Day & Night Rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Hours:Full Time; 36 hrs/wk; three/12 hour shifts
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Our Labor & Delivery Unit is a Level III referral center, which provides care to both normal and high-risk laboring and ante partum patients. Approximately 3,800 babies are born each year at UNCH. Several thousand patients are also seen in its triage area. In addition, our providers and staff perform numerous high-risk procedures such as vaginal and cerclage placements, amniocentesis and versions as well as various fetal procedures, including IUTs, fetal shunt placements and exit procedures. The unit consists of 15 labor and delivery rooms, 5 triage rooms, a 2-bed recovery room, and 3 operating rooms. Anesthesia coverage is provided 24/7.

This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend a week long orientation which is offered every two weeks.

Orientation Schedule: Monday and Tuesday - In person from 8am to 4pm; Wednesday - 8am to 11am Virtual and in person from 1pm to 5 pm; and Thursday and Friday - Virtual.

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.

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.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Labor & Delivery

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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: Rotating

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.