Nursing Assistant II - Therapeutic Infusion Center

Our Infusion Center•Chapel Hill, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant II 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 role is based in UNC Medical Center’s Therapeutic Infusion Center in the Eastowne Medical Office Building in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The center provides intravenous infusion therapies for patients with acute and chronic conditions, including cancer and cancer-related pain, dehydration, congestive heart failure, sickle cell disease, immune deficiencies, and lupus. Services include chemotherapy, immune globulin and biologic therapies, and IV antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral treatments. The position works Monday through Friday on either four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts, with no weekends or holidays. It is an onsite, full-time role with 40 standard hours per week. Relocation assistance is available; applicants should ask their recruiter for details.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Development credential.
Licensed as a Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
Listed as a Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Fluent verbal and written English skills.
Ability to develop basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Six months of nursing assistant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, including obtaining equipment and supplies.
Provide administrative and clerical support, including performance-improvement audits and data entry.
Clean work areas; maintain office equipment; troubleshoot common software and hardware problems; change linens; check and replenish supplies; transport patients, supplies, and specimens; and assist with orienting new employees and students.
Provide personal care according to the plan of care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and ambulation assistance.
Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight.
Perform applicable patient-care tasks, including specimen collection, skin preparation, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range-of-motion exercises, and postural drainage.
Perform oxygen room setup and monitor oxygen flow rate; perform oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning and tracheostomy care; remove fecal impactions; change sterile dressings and irrigate wounds that are 48 hours old; assemble and monitor IV fluids; provide IV site care and discontinue peripheral IVs; provide ostomy irrigation and care; perform urinary catheterization and irrigation; and provide established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.
Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or physician, document patient understanding, and distribute patient education materials at the request of patients or health care providers.