Nursing Assistant I - Patient Monitoring Unit Night Shift

UNC Health•Raleigh, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant I works in UNC Rex Healthcare’s Patient Monitoring Unit float pool, providing routine direct and indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The role supports patients across multiple hospital units, which may include medical-surgical units, intensive care units, emergency departments, and the Patient Monitoring Unit. Assignments may include one-to-one observation and care for behavioral health patients. The employee must be willing to float between UNC Rex Raleigh and UNC Rex Holly Springs Campus, with nightly assignments based on operational needs. This is a per diem night-shift role with 7:00 PM–7:00 AM shifts. Employees must be able to work at least three 12-hour shifts during each six-week scheduling period. The position offers broad clinical exposure, flexible scheduling, and opportunities for skill development and professional growth.

Requirements

Must be listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Must be willing to float between UNC Rex Raleigh and UNC Rex Holly Springs Campus.
Must be able to work at least three 12-hour shifts every six-week scheduling period.
Fluent verbal and written English.
Able to develop basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Six months of nursing assistant experience preferred.
Prior hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist physicians and other healthcare providers with routine examinations and procedures, and obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
In psychiatric settings, support reality orientation and behavior modification plans; 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 help meet patients’ emotional and safety needs.
Observe, collect, and document patient information while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in a patient’s condition to a registered nurse or physician.
Assist patients and families with 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 and scrubs; 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 routine activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
Provide indirect care by cleaning work areas, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, or 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 healthcare providers.