Clinical Support Tech I (Per Diem) - Medical Intensive Care Unit

UNC Health; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 25.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UNC Health is seeking a per diem Clinical Support Technician for the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in Chapel Hill, NC. The role combines Nursing Assistant I and Health Unit Coordinator duties, supporting care delivery and unit operations on a rotating schedule.

The MICU emphasizes teamwork, oncology subspecialty development, and continuous teaching. State employment with UNC Health benefits, onsite work, and a competitive hourly wage are included.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Listed as Nurse Aide I Registry with NC DHHS.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsabilidades

• Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
• Critically reviews patient care documentation, noting significant changes and reporting to RN or physician.
• Provides a variety of clerical tasks: organize workload, greet visitors, transcribe orders, review orders for clarity, and maintain medical records.
• Provides clinical support: cleaning work area, maintaining equipment, troubleshooting software/hardware, stocking supplies, transporting patients and specimens, orientation of new staff.
• Provides direct personal care per plan of care activities: vitals, measurements, specimen collection as applicable.
• Reinforces patient teaching and distributes education materials.

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Description

The Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is looking for a per diem Clinical Support Technician to join their team. The Clinical Support Tech I is a dual role of the Nursing Assistant I and Health Unit Coordinator (Clerical).

This is a 30-bed critical care unit that offers are for critically ill patients having a wide range of medical and pulmonary diagnoses. The MICU has a rapidly growing oncology patient population which offers staff the additional experience of developing oncology critical-care subspecialty skills. The MICU has a strong sense of teamwork with a focus on continuously teaching and learning.

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

• Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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 Nurse Aide I Registry with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.


• 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: Medical ICU

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 6.00

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. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities.