Nursing Assistant I - (Per Diem) Intensive Care / Progressive Care

UNC Health•Clayton, NC

22h•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 assigned to a combined 10-bed Progressive Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit, where patients can receive high-acuity care without moving between intensive care and step-down units. The unit offers orientation with support from the clinical education team, with a focus on ACLS, PALS, Basic Arrhythmias, ICU Core training, Critical Drips, and Moderate Sedation.

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 spoken and written English and able to develop basic computer skills.

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 while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in a patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
Assist patients and families during admission, orientation to the care setting, and discharge.
Provide treatments 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 by cleaning work areas, 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 and document patient understanding; distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.
In psychiatric settings, assist patients with reality orientation; participate in behavior modification plans or therapy; provide informal support to patients and families; verbally 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 for patient emotional and safety needs.