Nursing Assistant I- 7 East Acute Care General Surgery/Bariatric Post op unit

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nursing Support Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh is seeking a Nursing Assistant I to deliver routine direct and indirect patient care under supervision. The role supports an Acute Care unit with a 36-hour work week and day schedule, working onsite at Rex 7 East.

Qualified applicants will be licensed Nursing Assistant I in NC with BLS, English fluency, and basic computer skills; six months of nursing assistant experience is preferred. A Nursing Support Incentive Program offers up to $5,000 over two years.

Qualifications

• Licensed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina DHHS
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Fluent in English and able to develop basic computer skills
• Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergencies
• In psychiatric settings, aid patients in reality orientation and behavior modification, provide informal support, de-escalate aggression, and monitor milieu activities
• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report significant changes to a nurse or physician
• Assist patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge
• Provide care/treatments per plan of care including vital signs, etc.
• Provide direct personal care for activities of daily living
• Perform indirect care duties like cleaning, restocking, transporting, and orienting new staff
• Reinforce and document patient education and distribute materials

Skills

Fluent in English

Job description

Description

This position qualifies for our Nursing Support Incentive Program. The Nursing Support Incentive Program includes $5,000 paid over a two (2) year commitment. Learn more about the program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-hospitals-unc-rex-nursing-support-incentive-program. 7 East- is a 28 bed Acute Care general surgery/Bariatric Post op unit. We are a Bariatric Accredited Center for elective Bariatric weight loss surgery and provide patients with specialized post-operative care that result in excellent post-operative outcomes in just one overnight! Our nursing team works with patients to educate and progress post-surgery using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway. Our unit is very busy with the many discharges and post operative admissions each day. Opportunities to learn dozens of new skills along with gaining excellent critical thinking skills! Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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

• 1. Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.


• 2. 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.


• 3. 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.


• 4. Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.


• 5. 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.


• 6. 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.


• 7. 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.


• 8. 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

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: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization
Unit: Rex 7 East
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Days
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System.
This is not a State employed position.
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.
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