Clinical Support Tech I - Acute Neurosurgery and ENT Care
UNC REX Healthcare, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Description
Looking for a highly engaged, team-oriented candidate to join our dynamic culture!
Nursing Assistant I + Clerical (CST) needed for the Acute Neurosurgery and ENT Care Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Acute Neurosurgery and ENT Care Unit is a 27-bed unit comprised of post‑operative surgical patients. Our Neurosurgical patients have a variety of presentations including post‑operative brain and spinal surgeries, cancer, neuro‑ and spinal‑trauma, and stroke. Our ENT patients predominately present with head and neck malignancies, including cancer and infection, and require a variety of surgical interventions involving the head, mouth, tongue, jaw, thyroid, and oropharynx.
Working on this unit will provide countless opportunities to expand and strengthen foundational clinical and critical thinking skills, including but not limited to airway management, tracheal suctioning, drains, feeding tubes, in‑depth neurological and stroke assessment, and much more.
We take pride in our dynamic, supportive and engaged team by focusing on creating an organized environment of excellence, fun, and innovation. We respect and prioritize work‑life balance and celebrate our long‑standing culture of positivity, recognition, accountability, and teamwork.
Our unit has received two consecutive Gold Beacon Awards for Excellence.
This is a 36‑hour per week position; working 12‑hour rotating shifts (7am‑7pm and 7pm‑7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. The position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours accrued based on the number of worked hours.
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary
Responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patients and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance functions.
Responsibilities
Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies.
Critically review patient care documentation, noting significant changes in the patient’s condition and reporting immediately to a registered nurse or physician.
Provide clerical tasks including organizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information as requested, reviewing orders for logic and clarity, revising orders as requested, answering the telephone/patient call lights, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records. Perform routine quality assurance audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies. Provide administrative support including PI audits and data entry.
Provide clinical support assistance, including cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re‑stocking supplies, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, and assisting in orientation of new employees and students.
Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage.
Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distribute patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.
Other Information
Education Requirements:
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
Prior experience not required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements:
Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Ability to develop computer skills if not currently competent.
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Acute Neurosurgery and ENT
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $18.12 – $25.51 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities.
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Looking for a highly engaged, team-oriented candidate to join our dynamic culture!
Nursing Assistant I + Clerical (CST) needed for the Acute Neurosurgery and ENT Care Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Acute Neurosurgery and ENT Care Unit is a 27-bed unit comprised of post‑operative surgical patients. Our Neurosurgical patients have a variety of presentations including post‑operative brain and spinal surgeries, cancer, neuro‑ and spinal‑trauma, and stroke. Our ENT patients predominately present with head and neck malignancies, including cancer and infection, and require a variety of surgical interventions involving the head, mouth, tongue, jaw, thyroid, and oropharynx.
Working on this unit will provide countless opportunities to expand and strengthen foundational clinical and critical thinking skills, including but not limited to airway management, tracheal suctioning, drains, feeding tubes, in‑depth neurological and stroke assessment, and much more.
We take pride in our dynamic, supportive and engaged team by focusing on creating an organized environment of excellence, fun, and innovation. We respect and prioritize work‑life balance and celebrate our long‑standing culture of positivity, recognition, accountability, and teamwork.
Our unit has received two consecutive Gold Beacon Awards for Excellence.
This is a 36‑hour per week position; working 12‑hour rotating shifts (7am‑7pm and 7pm‑7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. The position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours accrued based on the number of worked hours.
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary
Responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patients and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance functions.
Responsibilities
Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies.
Critically review patient care documentation, noting significant changes in the patient’s condition and reporting immediately to a registered nurse or physician.
Provide clerical tasks including organizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information as requested, reviewing orders for logic and clarity, revising orders as requested, answering the telephone/patient call lights, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records. Perform routine quality assurance audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies. Provide administrative support including PI audits and data entry.
Provide clinical support assistance, including cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re‑stocking supplies, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, and assisting in orientation of new employees and students.
Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage.
Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distribute patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.
Other Information
Education Requirements:
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
Prior experience not required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements:
Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Ability to develop computer skills if not currently competent.
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Acute Neurosurgery and ENT
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $18.12 – $25.51 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities.
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