Patient Care Technician II - Critical Care

UNC Health; Rocky Mount (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Carolina is seeking a Patient Care Technician II for critical care. The role involves providing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of registered nurses or physicians. Candidates must have relevant certifications and the ability to perform routine patient care tasks. This full-time position emphasizes compassionate and detailed care in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Nurse Assistant II course.
• Current Nurse Aide II Listing Card.
• Must have BCLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist healthcare providers during examinations and procedures.
• Document patient information and significant changes in condition.
• Provide routine personal care such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.

Skills

Keyboard operations

Word processing software

Basic computer applications

Education

Nurse Assistant II course approved by North Carolina Board of Nursing

Nurse Aide II Listing Card

Nurse Aide I Registry listing

BCLS certification

Job description

Overview

Patient Care Technician II - Critical Care role at UNC Health. UNC Health Nash invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team serving Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation in healthcare.

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 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Professional Experience / Skills

• 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.

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 Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: No