Nursing Assistant I - Geriatric, Crisis Stabilization, and Perinatal PsychiatryUnit

UNC Health Care; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO hours

Benefits package

Job summary

UNC Health Care System seeks a Nursing Assistant I for the 4 Neurosciences unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Shift pattern includes rotating day and night with weekends and holidays; full-time, 36 hours weekly across three 12‑hour shifts.

Orientation and full benefits are included, with on-site work and an emphasis on psychiatric patient care. The role supports geriatric, crisis stabilization, and perinatal psychiatry units under RN/physician supervision, providing routine and

Qualifications

• Fluent in verbal and written English language.
• Ability to develop basic computer skills.
• Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience.
• Nursing Assistant I licensure in NC preferred (see certifications).

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• In psychiatry, aid in reality orientation, participate in behavior modification plans, provide de-escalation and support to patients and families, and monitor milieu safety.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report changes to the RN/physician.
• Assist patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge processes.
• Provide care/treatments per plan of care: vital signs, measurements, wound care, glucose checks, ambulation support.
• Provide direct personal care for activities of daily living per plan of care (bathing, dressing, feeding).
• Perform indirect care: clean areas, restock supplies, transport, orient new staff, and light clerical tasks.
• Reinforce patient education and distribute materials as directed.

Skills

Fluent English

Basic computer skills

Job description

Description

We are pleased to announce that we are looking for a Nursing Assistant I to join the Geriatric, Crisis Stabilization, and Perinatal Psychiatry Unit (4 Neurosciences).

Position Offering:

• Shift:RotatingDay & Night with option for majority of preferred shift when possible; including rotating weekends & holidays
• Hours:Full time; 36 hours per week; three 12 hour shifts a week
• Entity:UNC Medical Center
• Location:Chapel Hill, NC

4 Neurosciences is comprised of three adult units which serve specific mental health populations. Geropsychiatry is a 10-bed unit serving geriatric patients admitted for the management of multiple medical and mental health issues. Crisis Stabilization is a 15-bed unit with nursing care provided to patients hospitalized for stabilization during acute mental health episodes. Perinatal Psychiatry is a 5-bed unit solely focused on treatment of women with psychiatric disorders during pregnancy or post-partum.

This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend the required weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks.

Orientation Schedule: Monday and Tuesday - In person from 8am to 5pm; Wednesday - 8am to 10am Virtual and in person from 1pm to 5 pm; and Thursday and Friday - Virtual.

Summary: Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• In the psychiatric setting, aids patients in reality orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy, provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides verbal de‑escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in the physical management of aggressive/out‑of‑control patients, facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that emotional and safety needs of patients are met.
• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge
• Provides care/ treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to, the measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and supportive 11 patient and family interactions.
• Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.
• Provides indirect care to patients and assigned area to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re‑stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and some routine clerical functions.
• Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• None required as long as all other position requirements are met.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Professional Experience Requirements:

• Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: 4 Neurosciences

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$18.00 - $24.66 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.