PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN / NURSING ASSISTANT I (PCT / NA) - Emergency Department

About the Role

Northern Regional Hospital is seeking talented and diverse individuals to join our dedicated staff. We offer a supportive environment where you can grow your career and become part of a family of caregivers committed to quality and service excellence in patient care.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with daily pay option through DailyPay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance for employee, spouse, and/or dependents
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and daycare expenses
• Northern $elect Retirement Plan (403(b) and 457(b)) and Roth IRA options
• Service anniversary gifts (every five years)
• Employee discount programs
• Access to an employee health clinic

Nursing Assistant I

Responsibilities

• Performs various patient care activities and related services to ensure personal needs and comfort of patients
• Works under the direction of a registered nurse
• Frequent moving, lifting, and positioning of patients, as well as pushing and pulling wheelchairs, stretchers, and additional equipment
• Cares for patients from neonate through geriatrics
• Handles clerical duties related to admission, transfer, and daily care of patients on assigned unit
• May perform NA II tasks after completing classroom instruction and competency verification, including:
  • Insertion and maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters
  • Oxygen therapy setup and monitoring
  • Wound care dressing changes and irrigation
  • Peripheral IV site care and discontinuation of IV site
  • Glucometer checks and phlebotomy under RN direction

Requirements

• Listed with DHSR Nurse Aide Registry as Nursing Assistant I
• Current CPR certification (or attained within 3 months of employment)

• Preferred Qualifications: Previous emergency department NA experience

Patient Care Technician

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and delegated patient care duties under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, including:
  • Phlebotomy and specimen collection
  • Obtaining EKGs
  • Selecting and preparing equipment for procedures
  • Transporting patients
  • Observing behavioral care patients for safety
  • Clerical duties and housekeeping tasks such as cleaning and stocking areas
• Frequent moving, lifting, and positioning of patients, as well as pushing and pulling wheelchairs, stretchers, and additional equipment
• May be assigned a dual role as a unit clerk, requiring completion of phlebotomy training and competency validation

Requirements

• Current EMT certification or at least 2 years of previous EMT experience or current Nursing Assistant I listing with the NC DHSR Nurse Aide Registry
• Phlebotomy certification or completion of phlebotomy training in NRH Laboratory within 3 months of employment
• Current CPR certification (or attained within 3 months of employment)

• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in patient care areas