NURSING ASSISTANT - Day Surgery

Northern Regional Hospital; Mount Airy (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Daily Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Short/Long Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Northern Regional Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant I to provide compassionate patient care on site in Mount Airy, NC. The role works under the supervision of the registered nurse to support daily living activities and essential patient needs.

Responsibilities include accurate documentation, safety, and collaboration with the care team to ensure quality, respectful care across patient populations from neonatal to geriatrics as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Listed with DHSR Nurse Aide Registry as Nursing Assistant I.
• Current CPR certification (or attained within 3 months of employment).

Responsibilities

• Treats individuals with respect and courtesy.
• Answers patient calls and reports requests to the appropriate nurse promptly.
• Performs patient care activities under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Documents care accurately and maintains patient safety and comfort.
• Transports and assists with daily living activities as needed.

Skills

CPR Certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant I Registry

Job description

Life Changing Careers Start Here!

Brief Description

Life Changing Careers Start Here!

Northern Regional Hospital is always looking for talented individuals to join our dedicated staff.

Our superior ratings are a testament to our team’s commitment to quality and service excellence. We seek talented and diverse faculty and staff to continue to provide superior care.

Northern is a place where you can grow your career, no matter where you are professionally. We believe you will find it to be more than just a job. When you choose to work at Northern, you become part of a family of caregivers supporting the communities we serve.

Choose Well. Choose Northern.

At Northern, we strive to provide benefits that meet you where you are–not only today, but tomorrow.

We recognize that our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce – our Northern Stars.

We understand the contributions of each employee to make our accomplishments possible. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of competitive benefits to meet your needs today and anticipate your needs tomorrow. Through our benefits programs, we strive to support you and your family by providing a benefit package that is easy to understand, easy to access and affordable.

• Competitive Compensation – and be paid daily!

You deserve to get paid every day so we’ve partnered with DailyPay so you can get your pay any time before payday!

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Dependents
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Daycare Expenses
• Northern $elect Retirement Plan (403(b) and 457(b)) and Roth IRA
• Celebrate! - Pick a gift to recognize your fifth anniversary and every five years of service thereafter
• Employee discount programs
• Employee Health Clinic

Responsibilities

• Treats individuals with respect and courtesy.
• Answers patient calls and reports requests to the appropriate nurse promptly.
• Demonstrates care, compassion, and concern for patients and family members others.
• Reports problems and changes in the patient’s condition throughout the shift.
• Collaborates with others on the multidisciplinary team, as appropriate, to meet the patient and family’s needs.
• Documents accurately and appropriately the nursing care delivered.
• Orients patients and family to the hospital during the admission process.
• Transports and transfers patients as requested.
• Assists the patient with activities of daily living, as needed.
• Performs procedures such as vital signs, weight, I & O, urine for sugar and acetone, specimen collection, nonsterile compresses, enemas, postmortem care, discharge and transfer accurately then documents, appropriatly.
• Observes hospital infection control and safety regulations to protect self and patients including standard precautions, personal protective equipment use, wheelchair and stretcher precautions, fall reduction program, restraint use, and patient identification, etc.
• Respects the right of patients to beliefs and opinions that may be different from own.
• Reinforces patient and family education following initiation and direction by the registered nurse.
• Provides appropriate patient care in relation to the age of the patient.
• Assist with order entry and information systems as requested.
• Upon completion of classroom instruction and verification of competency may perform the following NA II tasks; insertion and maintenance of indwelling urinary catheter, O2 therapy set up and monitoring, wound care dressing changes and irrigation, peripheral IV site care and discontinuation of IV site.
• Upon completion of classroom instruction and verification of competency may perform glucometer checks on patients under the direction of an RN.
• Maintains a clean, uncluttered environment by changing linens, emptying trash as needed, completing cleaning assignments, keeping halls clear of equipment.
• Accepts assignments willingly and completes conscientiously.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Listed with DHSR Nurse Aide Registry as Nursing Assistant I
• Current CPR (or attained within 3 months of employment).

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hospital NA experience

Summary

NATURE OF WORK:

Performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services in caring for personal needs and comfort of patients. Works under the direction of the registered nurse. Frequent moving, lifting and positioning of patients as well as pushing and pulling of wheelchairs and stretchers along with additional equipment. Assigned patients may be from neonate through geriatrics. Involves clerical duties in relation to admission, transfer, and daily care of patients on assigned unit.