Clinical Support Tech I - 8 Acute Neuroscience

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health is hiring a Clinical Support Tech I for its 8 Acute Neuroscience unit, a 26-bed medical-surgical unit serving Neurosurgery and Neurology patients, including a 9-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Patients include people with spinal and brain surgeries, brain tumors, stroke, seizures, and neuromuscular diagnoses. The Clinical Support Tech assists professional caregivers with patient care, transports patients and equipment, sets up and maintains patient rooms, and performs clerical, transcription, and unit-desk maintenance functions. This is a 36-hour-per-week onsite position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with 12-hour rotating shifts from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., including weekend and holiday rotation. The position offers an extensive benefits package, including PTO accrued based on hours worked.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Fluent 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 and obtain equipment and supplies.
Review patient-care documentation for significant changes in a patient's condition and immediately report concerns to a registered nurse or physician.
Perform clerical work, including organizing and prioritizing tasks; greeting and directing visitors; researching information; reviewing and revising orders as requested; answering telephones and patient call lights; transcribing physician orders; and maintaining medical records.
Perform quality-assurance audits, safety checks, and supply inventories, and provide administrative and clerical support, including 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 direct personal care according to the plan of care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight; duties may also include specimen collection, skin preps or scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range-of-motion exercises, and postural drainage.
Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician, document patient understanding, and distribute patient education materials when requested.