Clinical Support Tech I – 7 HV Cardiac Medicine Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Tallo's Job Summary: Responsible for assisting in patient care delivery, maintaining patient rooms, and performing clerical tasks. Assists with procedures and examinations, reviews patient documentation, and provides direct personal care. Requires a high school diploma or GED, Nursing Assistant I certification, and Basic Life Support certification. Full-time position with a salary range of $17.94 - $25.25 per hour, located in Raleigh, NC, and employed by NC Health.

Company:
UNC Health
Salary:
$44917
JobFull-timeOnsite

Job Description

Clinical Support Tech

I – 7 HV
Cardiac Medicine Job ID:

171384

Location:

Raleigh, NC

Facility/Division:

UNC REX Healthcare

Status:

Full Time

Shift:

Night Job Job Description Description •This position qualifies for our Nursing Support Incentive Program. The Nursing Support Incentive Program includes $5,000 paid over a two (2) year commitment. Learn more about the program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-hospitals-unc-rex-nursing-support-incentive-program Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. The UNC Health REX Cardiac Medicine Intermediate Care Unit is located on the 7th floor of the Heart and Vascular Hospital. This 24 bed unit provides intermediate level care to patients with cardiac conditions and multiple complex co-morbidities. This includes patients with heart failure, dysrhythmias, heart attacks, pre- and post-cardiac/vascular procedure, as well as medical patients with a strong cardiac history. The staff on this unit serves adult and geriatric patients. Our rooms are equipped with GE monitors at the bedside and a computer to support provision of care to our complex cardiac patients. On each of our units, care is provided through a team approach that includes nurses, care managers, APP’s, physicians, pharmacists, care managers, chaplains, patient care technicians and secretaries. Specialized technicians observe patient rhythms in the Telemetry Command Center providing support to the team and continual surveillance for rhythm changes.

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 patient’s 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 General Education Development (GED)

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:
NCHEALTH
Entity:
UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit:

Rex 7

HV/Cardiac Unit Work Type:
Full Time Standard Hours Per Week:

36.00

Salary Range:

 $17.94 – $25.25 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type:
Onsite Work Schedule:
Night Job Location of Job:
US:
NC:
Raleigh Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:

No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified 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. 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. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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