Nurse Aide-Skilled Nursing

Advocate Health • Monroe, NC

20h • $20 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Aide works in the Skilled Nursing Facility at Atrium Health Jesse Helms Nursing Center, a 70-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility in Monroe, North Carolina. The center provides short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, palliative care, and hospice care, with a focus on residents’ quality of life and well-being.

The role supports residents with daily living and personal care, takes measurements and vital signs, assists with feeding and ambulation, maintains orderly rooms, and reports changes in residents’ conditions. It also includes orienting residents and families, clerical and inventory tasks, and duties within the scope of Nurse Aide I. With appropriate training, the aide may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture.

This is a full-time position with a 7 p.m.–7 a.m. schedule, every-other-weekend rotation, and holiday rotation. The position requires physical abilities testing and the ability to lift and support up to 35 pounds. The aide must understand and communicate in English and demonstrate care appropriate to the growth, development, culture, and needs of the patient population served. Access to protected health information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for work duties and is controlled according to job responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required for new hires on or after July 22, 2018.
• Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Ability to lift and support up to 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Ability to speak and understand English in understandable terms.
• Manual and finger dexterity.
• Physical abilities testing is required.
• Knowledge of growth and development principles and skills 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.
• Perform 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 tasks under the applicable state Board of Nursing task 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.
• Premium pay may be available for shifts, on-call work, and other circumstances.
• 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