Nursing Assistant I (3 WEST)

UNC Health • Raleigh, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. This position is on 3 West, a 31-bed general medicine unit caring for patients with a range of diagnoses, including COPD, diabetes, pneumonia, renal failure, minor neurological disorders, and behavioral health conditions. The team offers a supportive, mentoring environment, online self-scheduling, night and weekend shift differentials, and co-worker input on holiday rotations. The unit supports education and aims to be flexible for employees in school, with trained preceptors who guide learning, set progress goals, and adapt orientation to trainees’ experience and needs. The position is onsite and scheduled for nights, with 24 standard hours per week.

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.
• Be able to develop basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Six months of nursing assistant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• In psychiatric settings, support patients with reality orientation and behavior modification plans or therapy; provide informal support to patients and families; 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 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 to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
• Provide treatments and care 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 routine activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care to patients and the assigned area, including cleaning the work area, 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 health care providers.

Benefits

• $5,000 Commitment Incentive paid over a two-year commitment through the Nursing Support Incentive Program.
• Online self-scheduling.
• Night and weekend shift differentials.
• Co-worker input on holiday rotations.
• Support for education and flexibility for co-workers in school.
• Preceptor guidance and tailored orientation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed