Clinical Support Tech I- Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit

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Clinical Support Tech I (Nursing Assistant clerical) needed for Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit. This unit cares for patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes brain tumors epilepsy spine injury neuromuscular illness neurodegenerative illness neurotrauma and central nervous system infections. We also have the honor of being a Joint Commission Certified Stroke Center. We thrive in a challenging work environment that promotes critical thinking and unlimited learning opportunities.

This is a 36 hours per week position; working 12-hour rotating shifts (7am-7:30m & 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.

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 patients 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

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: Neurosurgical ICU

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.

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