Patient Care Technician II - Ob Gyn

UNC Health • Rocky Mount, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting. All work is performed under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The position is part-time, onsite, assigned to the NGH 2Nw Ob Gyn unit, and scheduled for night work at 24 hours per week.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved Nurse Assistant II course approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Current Nurse Aide II Listing Card with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Current Nurse Aide I Registry listing with the NC Division of Facility Services Registry as a Nursing Assistant I.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Proficiency in keyboard operations, word processing software, and basic computer applications.
• Ability to operate standard office machines.
• If applicable, take and pass a Medical Terminology and basic arrhythmia course during the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• In psychiatric settings, help patients with reality orientation; participate in behavior modification plans and therapy; provide informal support to patients and families; verbally de-escalate potentially aggressive patients; assist with physical management of aggressive or out-of-control patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities for patient emotional and safety needs.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in a patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Assist patients and families with admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
• Provide care and treatments in accordance with the plan of care, including measuring vital signs, height, and weight; collecting specimens; skin preparations and scrubs; catheter care; capillary blood glucose checks; simple wound care; range-of-motion exercises; postural drainage; and supportive patient and family interactions.
• Provide direct personal care for routine activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care, including cleaning the work area, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, and specimens, assisting with orientation of new employees and students, and performing routine clerical functions.
• Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed