Clinical Support Tech I -5HV - Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)

Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)

The Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit is located on the 5th floor of the Heart and Vascular Hospital. The staff in CSICU, a 10-bed unit, provides care for critically ill patients requiring postoperative recovery of cardiothoracic, vascular surgery, ECMO, and/or intensive care interventions. The age of patients in the unit varies from the young adult to the geriatric population.

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Job Description

• 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 makes an immediate report to a registered nurse or physician.
• Provides a variety of clerical tasks including 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 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 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 documents patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)
• Listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex CSICU 5HV
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Salary Range: $17.94 - $25.25 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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.