Nurse Aide Healthcare Tech
About The Position
The Nurse Aide Healthcare Tech supports patients and residents with daily living needs and provides clinical, clerical, and unit-support services. The role includes performing duties within the applicable state Board of Nursing Nurse Aide I Tasks List and, with appropriate training, performing technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram and routine venipuncture. The position serves patients across ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs. It requires appropriate handling of protected health information, limiting access and sharing information only as needed for work purposes. This is a part-time, 24-hour-per-week night-shift position in Nursing: 2 East at Atrium Health Pineville.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required for new hires on or after 7/22/2018.
- Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
- BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
- Must speak and understand English in understandable terms.
- Must have manual and finger dexterity.
- Physical abilities testing is required.
- Must be able to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles and competency appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Responsibilities
- Support patients and residents with activities of daily living.
- Assist patients and residents with personal hygiene.
- Take vital signs and measure height and weight.
- Feed and ambulate patients and residents according to specific procedures.
- Maintain patient and resident rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
- Observe and report changes in patient and resident conditions.
- Orient patients and families to the unit and instruct patients on safety measures.
- Assist with clerical work, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records.
- Maintain stock supply items in inventory management.
- Perform duties within the scope of Nurse Aide I, as applicable to the state Board of Nursing Nurse Aide I Tasks List.
- With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram and routine venipuncture.
- Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Competitive compensation, premium pay for applicable shifts and other circumstances, incentive pay for select positions, and potential annual performance-based increases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
