Nursing Assistant I (3 WEST GEN MED)

UNC Health • Raleigh, NC

2d • 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 on 3 West, a 31-bed general medicine unit caring for patients with a variety of diagnoses, including COPD, diabetes, pneumonia, renal failure, minor neurological disorders, and behavioral health conditions. The unit offers a supportive, mentoring environment, online self-scheduling, night and weekend shift differentials, co-worker input on holiday rotations, and flexibility for employees pursuing education.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• In psychiatric settings, support reality orientation and behavior modification plans; provide informal support to patients and families; use verbal de-escalation and assist with physical management of aggressive patients; facilitate age-appropriate play for children; and monitor the therapeutic milieu to help meet patients’ emotional and safety needs.
• 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 treatments and care specified 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, 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 and document patient understanding; distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.

Benefits

• $5,000 Nursing Support Incentive Program commitment incentive paid over a two-year commitment.
• Online self-scheduling.
• Night and weekend shift differentials.
• Co-worker input on holiday rotations.
• Flexibility for co-workers pursuing education.

What This Job Offers

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