Nursing Assistant I - $5K Incentive in Pulmonary/Nephrology

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commitment incentive

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Nursing Assistant I to provide routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital setting under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The position offers a 36-hour work week in the 4 East Pulmonary & Nephrology unit, with day shifts.

Eligible for the Nursing Support Incentive Program: a $5,000 commitment incentive paid over two years. Applicants should have NCNA I licensure and BLS certification, plus English proficiency and six months of

Qualifications

• No formal education required as long as other position requirements are met.

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, aid patients in reality orientation, participate in behavior modification plans/therapy, provide informal support therapy to patients/families, provide verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aid in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitate age appropriate play for children, and monitor 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.

Skills

Nursing assistant

English proficiency

Patient care

Job description

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Nursing Assistant I to provide routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital setting under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The position offers a 36-hour work week in the 4 East Pulmonary & Nephrology unit, with day shifts.

Eligible for the Nursing Support Incentive Program: a $5,000 commitment incentive paid over two years. Applicants should have NCNA I licensure and BLS certification, plus English proficiency and six months of