Nursing Assistant I (Per Diem) - Surgical Trauma Critical Care Unit

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health is hiring a Nursing Assistant I for its Surgical Trauma Critical Care Unit at the North Carolina Surgical Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The 40-bed, Level 1 Trauma-certified unit cares for critically injured trauma and surgical patients, including patients in transplant, plastics, oncology, obstetrics, gynecology, gastrointestinal, and orthopedic services. The team provides care around the clock and emphasizes teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration. This per-diem, at-will position requires a minimum of 24 hours of work each month. Shifts are 12 hours, rotating between days (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.) and nights (7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with weekend and holiday rotation. The Nursing Assistant provides routine direct and indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The position is onsite and offers a hiring-range salary of $18.00–$24.66 per hour.

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.
Ability to work a minimum of 24 hours each month.
Ability to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation.

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.
Observe, collect, and document patient information obtained while providing care; promptly report significant changes in a patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
Assist patients and families with admission, orientation to the care setting, 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 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, 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; provide informal support therapy; use verbal de-escalation and assist with physical management of aggressive patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor therapeutic milieu activities for patient emotional and safety needs.