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UNC Health Care lists this Clinical Support Tech I - Surgical Observation Unit opportunity in chapel hill, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
nYour 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.
nClinical Support Tech I (Nursing Assistant I + Clerical) needed for the Surgical Observation Unit. The Surgery Observation unit, in the state-of-the-art North Carolina Surgical hospital, is a 15-bed unit, which provides care to a varied adult surgical population to include patients on observation status, extended recovery from PACU, and at times, those awaiting an inpatient bed assignment. Staff members are challenged by the pace of the unit and the many general and specialty services they care for to include such as ENT, Plastics, Trauma, Oncology amongst many others! Teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration are hallmarks for this unit while providing expert "Carolina Care" to the patients and families we serve. Our ONE GREAT TEAM facilitates admissions, treatments, transfers, and discharges of patients 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
nThis is a 36 hours per week position; working 12 hour rotating shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours.
nFor more information on our Surgical Hospital, click below:
nNorth Carolina Surgical Hospital| UNC Hospitals | Chapel Hill (uncmedicalcenter.org) (
nSummary:
nResponsible 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.
nResponsibilities:
nnnAssists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
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nnCritically 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.
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nnProvides 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.
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nnProvides 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.
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nnProvides 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.
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nnReinforces 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
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n nOther Information
nOther information:
nEducation Requirements:
n● High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
nLicensure/Certification Requirements:
n● Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service
n● Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
nProfessional Experience Requirements:
n● Prior experience not required.
nKnowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
n● Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.
nJob Details
nLegal Employer: STATE
nEntity: UNC Medical Center
nOrganization Unit: Surgical Observation Unit
nWork Type: Full Time
nStandard Hours Per Week: 36.00
nSalary Range: $18.48 - $25.89 per hour (Hiring Range)
nPay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
nWork Assignment Type: Onsite
nWork Schedule: Night Job
nLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
nExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
nThis 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.
nQualified 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.
nUNC 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. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
nQualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Worksite address
chapel hill, NC, 27517, US
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