Nursing Assistant I- Acute Care Trauma and General Surgery

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking a Nursing Assistant I for the Acute Care Trauma/General Surgery unit. Per diem, rotating day and night shifts (12 hours), with weekend and holiday rotation. Join a 28-bed unit recognized for teamwork and patient care excellence, offering clinical growth opportunities.

Location: UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Education: NC Nursing Assistant I, BLS; experience preferred. 6.00 hours/week; pay range $18.00–$24.66/hour; on-site employment with state benefits.

Qualifications

• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Six months of nursing assistant experience preferred.
• BLS certification required or obtainable.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine direct and indirect patient care under RN/physician supervision.
• Assist with examinations, procedures, and emergency equipment needs.
• Monitor vital signs, perform basic care tasks, and document patient data.
• Support patient and family orientation, discharge planning and education materials.
• Maintain clean, stocked patient care areas and assist with mobility and activities of daily living.
• Reinforce teaching and ensure patient safety in the clinical setting.

Skills

English fluency

Education

Nursing Assistant I Certification (North Carolina)

BLS Certification

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Nursing Assistant I needed for theAcute Care Trauma and General SurgeryUnit- 5 Bedtower.This is a Per Diem/at-will position requiring the ability to work a minimum of 12 hours every 2 weeks; Shifts are for rotating day & night, 12 hours (7am-7:30pm & 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level in an environment that values teamwork, clinical excellence, and professional growth? Join our esteemed 28-bed Acute Care Trauma Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Here, we are renowned for our excellence in teamwork and provide unparalleled opportunities for learning experiences that you won't find anywhere else. Our patients, who are recovering from major traumatic events, benefit from our commitment to helping them achieve their "new normal" through comprehensive, compassionate care.

Why Join Us?

• Teamwork Excellence:Our unit prides itself on a strong culture of teamwork. Our inter-professional approach ensures that every team member's input is valued and contributes to the best patient outcomes. We strive for excellence in all aspects of patient care and professional practice, and you will be supported by a team that expects and delivers the highest standards.
• Innovative Learning Opportunities in a Dynamic Work Environment:Ideal for new learners, our unit offers unique experiences and educational opportunities that foster professional growth and skill development.
• Holistic Patient Care:We emphasize a holistic approach to patient care, working together to address all aspects of recovery and rehabilitation.
• Award-Winning Unit:We are proud to be the first acute care unit in North Carolina to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), recognizing our commitment to high standards in patient care and unit performance.

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

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: 5 Bedtower

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 6.00

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: Rotating

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.