Patient Care Technician II- Critical Care

UNC Health; Rocky Mount (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Nash Hospitals is seeking a Nurse Assistant II to provide routine direct and indirect patient care in hospital or clinic settings under supervision of a registered nurse or physician.

Responsibilities include assisting with examinations, documenting patient information, measuring vitals, and supporting discharge planning. Requires completing an approved NA II program and NC Nursing Board listings, plus BCLS certification.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Nurse Assistant II course.
• Current Nurse Aide II Registration with NC Board of Nursing.
• Current Nurse Aide I Registry listing with NC Division of Facility Services Registry.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other healthcare providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report changes to RN or physician.
• Provide patient/family education and discharge orientation.
• Care for patients per plan of care including vital signs, measurements, specimen collection, wound care and ROM.
• Provide direct personal care for activities of daily living and assist with ambulation.

Skills

Keyboard skills

Word processing

Basic computer apps

Education

Nurse Assistant II course (NC Board of Nursing approved)

Nurse Aide II Listing Card (NC)

Nurse Aide I Registry (NC Division)

BCLS certification

Tools

Word processing software

Office software

Job description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary

Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• In the psychiatric setting, aids patients in reality orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy, provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that emotional and safety needs of patients are met.
• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge
• Provides care/ treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to, the measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and supportive 11 patient and family interactions.
• Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.
• Provides indirect care to patients and assigned area to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re-stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and some routine clerical functions.
• 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.

NASH

Other information

• Completion of an approved Nurse Assistant II course approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Current Nurse Aide II Listing Card with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Current Nurse Aide I Registry listing with the NC Division of Facility Services Registry as a Nursing Assistant I.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Proficient in keyboard operations, application of word processing software, and basic computer applications.
• Ability to operate standard office machines.
• Incumbent will be required to take and pass a Medical Terminology and basic arrhythmia course if applicable during their first year of employment.
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Job Details

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Critical Care + 3E

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No