Nursing Assistant I - Skilled Nursing Facility - Rockingham Health Care

UNC Health • Eden, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant I serves residents and patients in a skilled nursing facility at UNC Rockingham Health Care. The role supports daily living, safety, comfort, and privacy; assists with transportation and routine facility needs; records vital signs and intake and output as directed; and communicates relevant resident or patient information to appropriate personnel. The Nursing Assistant I must follow infection control regulations and complete required annual competencies and in-service education.

Requirements

• Must be listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• No education is required if all other position requirements are met.

Nice To Haves

• Nursing Assistant experience in a clinical specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs activities of daily living for or with residents and patients.
• Transports residents and patients to designated areas within the facility.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers the telephone.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output as directed.
• Provides for resident and patient safety, comfort, and privacy while performing responsibilities.
• Communicates pertinent resident and patient information to appropriate persons.
• Follows all infection control regulations.
• Successfully completes annual Rehabilitation and Nursing competencies.
• Completes 12 hours of in-service education annually.
• Answers call bells, alarms, or the intercom system to determine residents’ or patients’ needs.

Benefits

• Commitment incentive of up to $3,000, distributed in four equal installments after each six months of work completed during a two-year commitment; payments are subject to applicable tax withholdings and are considered part of the referring employee’s yearly earned income.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed