Nursing Assistant I - Psychotic Disorders Inpatient Unit
About The Position
UNC Medical Center is hiring a Nursing Assistant I for 3 Neurosciences, an 18-bed inpatient psychiatric unit serving adults with acute and chronic mental illnesses. The unit provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, psychoeducation groups, case management, and discharge planning. The role provides routine direct and indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. This is a full-time, onsite position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with 36 hours per week across three 12-hour shifts. The schedule rotates between day and night shifts and includes rotating weekends and holidays. The position requires attendance at a weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks. Orientation includes in-person and virtual sessions Monday through Friday.
Requirements
- Be listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
- Hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Be fluent in verbal and written English and able to develop basic computer skills.
- Attend the required weeklong hospital orientation.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of nursing assistant experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
- In the psychiatric setting, help patients with reality orientation; participate in behavior modification plans and therapy; provide informal support to patients and families; verbally de-escalate potentially aggressive patients; assist with physical management of aggressive or out-of-control patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities to support patients' emotional and safety needs.
- Observe, collect, and document patient information while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in patient condition to a registered nurse or physician.
- Assist patients and families during admission, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
- Provide care and treatments outlined in the plan of care, including measuring vital signs, height, and weight; collecting specimens; skin preparation; catheter care; capillary blood glucose checks; simple wound care; range-of-motion exercises; postural drainage; and supportive patient and family interactions.
- Provide personal care for activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
- Provide indirect care, including cleaning the work area, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, and specimens, assisting with orientation of new employees and students, and performing routine clerical functions.
- Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician, document patient understanding, and distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.
Benefits
- Extensive benefit package, including paid time off accrued based on hours worked.
- UNC Health benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
