Patient Care Technician II - BTAR

UNC Health • Rocky Mount, NC

12d • 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 supporting examinations and procedures, monitoring and documenting patient information, delivering care and assistance with activities of daily living, and maintaining the assigned work area. In psychiatric settings, the position also supports patients’ emotional and safety needs through therapeutic activities, behavior plans, and de-escalation.

Requirements

• Completion of a 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, must take and pass Medical Terminology and basic arrhythmia courses during the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other healthcare 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 the physical management of aggressive or out-of-control patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities to support 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 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 personal care for routine activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care by 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, document patient understanding, and distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or healthcare providers.

What This Job Offers

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