Clinical Support Tech I Float Pool Days

UNC Health•Lenoir, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Caldwell is hiring a Clinical Support Tech I for its Float Pool. The role assists professional caregivers with patient care, transports patients and equipment, maintains patient rooms, and performs clerical, transcription, and unit-desk functions. Float Pool team members provide support across nursing areas and specialties, including Acute Care, Telemetry, ICU, the Emergency Department, and Behavioral Health. The role offers self-scheduling and the opportunity to develop skills across multiple areas of nursing care. The position provides routine clinical and administrative support to physicians, nurses, patients, and visitors. Direct patient care may include personal care, taking and recording measurements, and assisting with other procedures within the plan of care. The employee also helps maintain a clean, stocked, and organized care area; supports documentation and records; and reinforces routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician. This is a full-time, onsite day-job position at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina, with 36 standard hours per week. The hiring salary range is $16.51–$23.62 per hour. Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Fluency in verbal and written English.
Ability to develop computer skills if not already competent.

Responsibilities

Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, including obtaining equipment and supplies.
Review patient care documentation for significant changes in a patient's condition and promptly report them to a registered nurse or physician.
Organize and prioritize clerical work; greet and direct visitors; research information; review and revise orders as requested; answer telephones and patient call lights; transcribe physician orders; and maintain medical records.
Perform routine quality-assurance audits, safety checks, supply inventory, PI audits, and data entry.
Clean work areas, maintain office equipment, troubleshoot common software and hardware problems, change linens, restock supplies, and transport patients, supplies, and specimens.
Assist with orientation of new employees and students.
Provide personal care according to the plan of care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assistance with ambulation.
Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight.
As applicable, collect specimens, perform skin preps or scrubs, provide catheter care, perform capillary blood glucose checks and simple wound care, and assist with range-of-motion exercises or postural drainage.
Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician, document patient understanding, and distribute patient education materials when requested.