Nursing Assistant (NA I) - 7CC West BMT - Nights

American Addiction Centers • Winston-Salem, NC

21h • $20 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

7 West is a 17-bed adult specialty unit that provides high quality nursing care for our patients when they are receiving a Bone Marrow Transplant. Our specialties include Chemotherapy, conditioning for transplants as well as cell recovery post-transplant. The length of stay on this unit is around 25 days. All cellular therapy products are administered in this unit.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Completion of a North Carolina State-approved Nurse Aide I course.
• Registered as a Nurse Aide I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service Regulation.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to perform effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Patient Assistance: Assist medical staff with patient preparation, examinations, and procedures, including patient interviews, data documentation, and vital signs monitoring.
• Nursing Process: Participate in implementing the nursing process by providing direct care to patients under the guidance of an RN or LPN.
• Room Setup: Prepare and maintain examination rooms, ensuring cleanliness, restocking, and proper equipment setup.
• Communication: Ensure complete, accurate, and timely communication of patient information within the healthcare team.
• Specimen Handling: Collect and process specimens for diagnostic testing following policy guidelines.
• Documentation: Accurately document all patient care provided in the medical record according to medical center policy.
• Point of Care Testing: Maintain competency for point of care testing as assigned, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• Effective Communication: Communicate effectively with the healthcare team, colleagues, patients, and family members in a professional and positive manner.
• Professional Development: Take personal responsibility and initiative for professional growth and development.
• Age-Specific Care: Provide age/developmentally appropriate patient care following guidelines for the clinical population served.
• Infection Prevention: Comply with Medical Center Infection Prevention policies to manage infectious materials using proper techniques, sanitization, chemical disinfection, surgical asepsis, and safe handling of biohazardous materials.
• Mission and Values: Adhere to the Medical Center's mission, vision, values, and the philosophy of the Department of Nursing and Service Line standards in patient care.
• Additional Duties: Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED