Clinical Support Tech I ICU PRN

UNC Health•Lenoir, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Support Tech I assists professional caregivers in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and performing clerical, transcription, and patient-care-unit desk functions. In the ICU, the role supports critical care patients and their families while working with interdisciplinary teams. The position is onsite at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina, with a variable per diem schedule and self-scheduling flexibility.

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.
Prior experience is not required.

Responsibilities

Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, including obtaining equipment and supplies.
Review patient-care documentation, identify significant changes in a patient's condition, and promptly report them to a registered nurse or physician.
Perform clerical tasks, including organizing workload, 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.
Conduct routine quality-assurance audits, safety checks, and supply inventories; provide administrative support, including PI audits and data entry.
Maintain work areas and office equipment; troubleshoot common software and hardware problems; change linens; restock supplies; transport patients, supplies, and specimens; and assist with orienting new employees and students.
Provide personal care as outlined in the plan of care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and ambulation assistance.
Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight; perform assigned duties that may include specimen collection, skin preparations, 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.