Patient Care Technician II - BTAR

UNC Health • Rocky Mount, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The role includes assisting with examinations and procedures; observing, collecting, and documenting patient information; supporting patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge; and providing care and treatments according to the plan of care. In psychiatric settings, the role also supports therapeutic and safety needs through reality orientation, behavior plans, de-escalation, and monitoring therapeutic activities.

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 North Carolina 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.
• Must take and pass a Medical Terminology and basic arrhythmia course, if applicable, 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, aid patients in reality orientation; participate in behavior modification plans or 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 to help meet patients’ 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 during admission, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
• Provide care and treatments outlined in 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 assistance with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care by cleaning the work area, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, or 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: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed