Nursing Assistant I - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Unit
About The Position
UNC Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant I for its Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Unit (CTCCU), a 40-bed unit in the North Carolina Surgical Hospital and part of the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care. The unit specializes in caring for critically ill patients with cardiothoracic and vascular disease and emphasizes teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Nursing Assistant I works closely with nurses to care for a complex patient population. 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 is a 36-hour-per-week, full-time position with 12-hour rotating shifts: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. Weekend and holiday rotation is required. The position is onsite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The listed hiring salary range is $18.00–$24.66 per hour; pay offers are based on experience and internal equity. The role is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System and includes UNC Health benefits.
Requirements
- Be listed as a 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.
- 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 care and treatments specified in the plan of care, including measuring vital signs, height, and weight; collecting specimens; skin preparations and scrubs; 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 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 and document patient understanding of instructions; distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.
Benefits
- Extensive benefits package, including paid time off accrued based on the number of hours worked.
- UNC Health benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
