Nursing Assistant I- Acute Care Trauma and General Surgery

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant I 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 assigned to the Acute Care Trauma and General Surgery Unit (5 Bedtower) at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The 28-bed Acute Care Trauma Unit cares for patients recovering from major traumatic events, supporting their recovery and rehabilitation through comprehensive, compassionate care and an inter-professional approach. The unit emphasizes teamwork, clinical excellence, holistic patient care, and learning and professional growth. This is a per diem, at-will position requiring at least 12 hours of work every two weeks. Shifts are 12 hours and rotate between days (7 a.m.–7:30 p.m.) and nights (7 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with weekend and holiday rotation. The position is onsite. The posted salary range is $18.00–$24.66 per hour; pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Requirements

Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Fluent in verbal and written English.
Able to develop basic computer skills.
Able to work a minimum of 12 hours every two weeks.
Able to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekend and holiday rotation.

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, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
Provide care and treatments according to 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 direct 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 at the request of patients or health care providers.
In psychiatric settings, support reality orientation and behavior modification plans or therapy; provide informal support to patients and families; use verbal de-escalation; assist with physical management of aggressive patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities to help meet patients' emotional and safety needs.