UTS-Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at UNC CH

The primary purpose of this position is to provide patient care services with a focus on the care of participants who volunteer for clinical research studies conducted primarily in an ambulatory setting. The candidate, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), will provide specialized care to healthy volunteers and to those with unusual and distinctive medical problems according to federal regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and local and institutional policies. The candidate will ensure the integrity of research data while maintaining care that is safe, efficient, timely, effective, equitable, compassionate, and patient-centered. The candidate collaborates as a member of an inter-professional, team-oriented environment that is conducive to learning, and is expected to actively participate in unit quality improvement efforts.

Primary duties will include performing clerical and clinical support activities and providing direct patient care to adult and pediatric research participants with diverse medical problems as well as healthy volunteers in a clinic setting or on occasion, at research on location sites across campus. The individual will provide a variety of front office operations to include, but not limited to, participant scheduling, greeting, and directing participants and visitors, supporting the healthcare team with information and administrative support, answering, and directing telephone calls and relaying messages to the health team and performing other administrative tasks as needed. Direct patient care activities include, but are not limited to, the measurement and documentation of vital signs, height, and weight; point of care testing, performing ECGs, specimen collection, handling, and processing, and assisting in emergency situations as directed by a provider or nurse. The individual will also provide clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, opening/closing of unit, cleaning of the work area, maintaining office equipment, checking supply inventory, ordering office and medical supplies, re-stocking supplies, entering repair requests, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and users.

Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, exposure to hazardous materials, overtime occasionally