Nursing Assistant I - Long Term Care/Rehab Float Pool

UNC Health • Raleigh, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health is hiring a Nursing Assistant I for its Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Float Pool. The role floats between UNC Rex Raleigh Rehab Center and UNC Rex Apex Rehab Center, providing routine direct and indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. This per diem position has varying hours and rotating shifts, with available shifts from 7:00 AM–7:00 PM, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM, and 7:00 PM–3:00 AM.

The Nursing Assistant provides personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, carries out care and treatments in the plan of care, observes and documents patient information, and promptly reports significant changes in condition. The role also supports healthcare providers during examinations and procedures, helps patients and families through admission, orientation, and discharge, maintains the care area, and reinforces routine patient teaching.

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 preferred.
• Long-term care and/or rehabilitation experience preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing environments.

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 plans, provide informal support to patients and families, help de-escalate and physically manage aggressive patients, facilitate age-appropriate play, and monitor therapeutic milieu activities.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Assist patients and families with admission, orientation to the care setting, and discharge.
• Provide care and treatments included 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.
• Maintain the work area and provide indirect patient care, including changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed