Nurse Aide/Healthcare Tech - Med Surg

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Cornelius, NC

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About The Position

The Nurse Aide/Healthcare Tech supports patients with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, vital signs, height and weight measurements, feeding, and ambulation. The role maintains clean and orderly patient rooms, observes and reports changes in patient condition, orients patients and families to the unit, and instructs patients on safety measures. It also assists with clerical tasks, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records, and manages stock supply inventory. Duties are performed within the scope of Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II tasks, as applicable under state requirements. With appropriate training, the position may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture. The role requires knowledge of growth and development principles and the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patients served. Access to protected health information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the job and shared only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes. This is a full-time night-shift position, scheduled for three 12-hour shifts per week, in the Medical/Surgical department at Atrium Health Lake Norman. Physical abilities testing is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I, or with the applicable state Board of Nursing as a Nurse Aide II.
BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
Speak and understand English in understandable terms.
Manual and finger dexterity.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, lift, reach, bend, stretch, stoop, push, and pull.
Ability to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Pass physical abilities testing.
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 with activities of daily living and personal hygiene.
Take vital signs and height and weight measurements.
Feed and ambulate patients according to specific procedures.
Maintain patient rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
Observe and report changes in patient 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 applicable Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II scope of tasks.
With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram test and routine venipuncture.
Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.