Clinical Support Tech ; NA I/HUC - Children's Acute Care Medicine Unit Job Chapel Hill area,North Carolina USA,Healthcare

Position: Clinical Support Tech I (NA I / HUC) - 6 Children's Acute Care Medicine Unit

Description

This position is a dual role including Nursing Assistant (NA) and Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) job related duties. The position is 36 hours/week; day/night rotation.

Our Pediatric Acute Care Medicine Unit is a 24 bed pediatric unit providing both acute and intermediate level of care for newborns to 21 years of age. The staff have a strong knowledge base of seizure management, family teaching, central line catheter care, pediatric growth and development, respiratory illness, parenteral nutrition, complex hydration regiment, home ventilators, and high flow oxygen therapy.

The unit also provides care for pediatric surgical patients. The Pediatric Medicine staff are highly committed to caring for pediatric patients and their families.

North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC in Chapel Hill, NC is a major referral center for children with complex conditions and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of "America’s Best Children’s Hospitals" on its annual list. Nationally ranked in 8 pediatric specialties, the Children’s Hospital is also a Level I pediatric trauma center, providing the highest level of expertise in treating critically injured children.

The Pediatric staff are highly committed to providing outstanding care to the patients and families.

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Summary:

Responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of the patient care unit desk area functions.

Assists physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.

Critically reviews patient care documentation making note of any significant changes in the patient’s condition and make an immediate report to a registered nurse or physician.

Provides a variety of clerical tasks to include but not limited to organizing and prioritizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information as requested by nurses and physicians, reviewing orders for logic and clarity, revising orders as requested by the nurse, answering the telephone/ patient call lights, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records. Performs routine quality assurance audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies.

Provides administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry.

Provides clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, 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 the orientation of new employees and students.

Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measures and records vital signs, and patient 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.

Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes 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 Service
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Professional Experience Requirements:

Prior experience not required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.

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Clinical Support Tech ; NA I​/HUC - Children's Acute Care Medicine Unit

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