Nurse Aide I - Med/Surg Float Pool - Days AH Union

Advocate Health • Monroe, NC

4d • $20 - $30

About The Position

The Nurse Aide I provides personal care and support to patients to promote their comfort, safety, and well-being. Duties include assisting with hygiene, meals, toileting, mobility, positioning, and exercise; collecting and recording patient information; and performing other delegated care activities under established protocols and, where specified, the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role may require floating to Atrium Health Union, Union West, and Anson.

This is a full-time position working 36 hours per week in three 12-hour shifts, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with every other weekend scheduled. The listed pay range is $19.80–$29.70 per hour. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, completion of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or qualifying student nurse status, current listing on the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I, and current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support Healthcare Provider certification.

The Nurse Aide I serves patients across appropriate ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs. The role also requires limiting access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary and sharing it only for work purposes on a need-to-know basis.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program, or student nurse status meeting the listing requirements of the DFS Nurse Aide Registry.
• Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support Healthcare Provider certification.
• Ability to speak and understand English and communicate effectively.
• Manual and finger dexterity.
• Ability to lift and support 51 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Ability to perform work involving walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including bathing, mouth, skin, hair, and nail care, and perform evening care to promote patient comfort.
• Serve and collect food trays, feed patients, record dietary intake, and distribute ice, water, and nourishment.
• Measure and record intake and output; assist patients with bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, and bowel and bladder training; record bowel function; and apply condom catheters.
• Collect and test urine, feces, and sputum specimens; administer cleansing, fleet, and/or retention enemas; and provide perineal and catheter care.
• Empty drainage devices from body cavities or wounds and record the results; maintain gastric suction.
• Assist with simple non-sterile dressing changes and with applying or removing ace bandages, sequential compression devices, heat applications, and pelvic or cervical traction.
• Make occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; obtain and record patient weight and height.
• Turn and position patients; assist with transfers to beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers; and assist with range-of-motion exercises.
• Participate in applying and removing restraint devices as directed by a Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider, and assist with monitoring patients in restraints for safety, circulation, hydration, nutrition, and elimination.
• Assist with postmortem care and provide hand-off communication appropriate to the role.
• Report and document information related to assigned duties and assist in maintaining documentation under established policies and procedures.
• Initiate or participate in CPR.
• Provide continuous observation when assigned, including for patients on suicide precautions or in behavior-management restraints.
• Give patients and family members instructions according to approved protocols and/or the plan of care, as delegated by and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse; document spoken or observed responses.
• Perform fingerstick blood glucose monitoring after competency verification.
• Retrieve blood products after competency verification.
• Protect patient health information by limiting access to what is reasonably necessary for the job and sharing it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
• Float to Atrium Health Union, Union West, and Anson as required.

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.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, where applicable.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED