ED Tech

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates every 2 hours or as directed.
• Records intake and outputs as directed.
• Performs urinary catherization or in and out foley procedure and documents accordingly.
• Sets up area for sterile procedure and documents accordingly.
• Performs minor orthopedic splinting under the direction of the physician assistant.
• Documents any skin breakdowns noted and notifies RN.
• Removes any IV catheter and documents accordingly.
• Transcribes, documents, and transmits physician orders and any other pertinent information.
• Able to work in all three areas of department - triage, minor treatment and acute. Follows guidelines per departmental policy in each of these areas.

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Listed as Nurse Aide I Registry with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification

Professional Experience Requirements:

• One (1) year of clerical or customer service experience and six (6) months of related nursing assistant experience, which may include a nursing assistant course or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

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

Job Details

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Emergency Room

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: 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.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.