Nursing Assistant I (8 HV CARDIAC MED)

UNC Health•Raleigh, NC

2d•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 the UNC Health REX Cardiac Procedural/Cardiac Medicine Intermediate Care Unit, a 24-bed unit on the 8th floor of the Heart and Vascular Hospital. The unit cares for adult and geriatric patients with cardiac conditions and complex comorbidities, including patients recovering from cardiac or vascular interventions, heart attacks or suspected heart attacks, heart failure, and dysrhythmias requiring treatment or monitoring. It also cares for medical patients with significant cardiac histories. Telemetry technicians provide continual rhythm surveillance and support to the care team from the Telemetry Command Center. The role includes assisting with examinations and procedures; observing, documenting, and reporting patient information; providing treatments and activities-of-daily-living support; helping patients and families through admission, orientation, and discharge; maintaining the assigned area; and reinforcing routine patient education. The position qualifies for the Nursing Support Incentive Program, including a $5,000 commitment incentive paid over a two-year commitment.

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.

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 obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
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 care and treatments in accordance with 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 by 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 when requested.
In psychiatric settings, support reality orientation and behavior modification plans; provide informal support to patients and families; de-escalate and assist with management of aggressive behavior; facilitate age-appropriate play; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities to support patient safety and emotional needs.