Nursing Assistant I - Critical Care Support

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Nursing Assistant I for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Unit (CTCCU). This 24-hour-per-week position follows rotating 12-hour shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician, you will provide routine direct and indirect patient care, assist with examinations and procedures, monitor patient conditions, and support admissions and discharges.

Qualifications

• Nursing Assistant I listed with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• BLS certification required.
• Prefer six months of nursing assistant experience.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.

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 vital signs, measurements, specimen collection, wound care, catheter care, glucose checks, ROM exercises, postural drainage, and patient/family interactions.
• Provides direct personal care to patients for daily living activities and assists with ambulation.
• Provides indirect care to the unit including cleaning, restocking, transporting, and assisting in orientation of new staff.
• Reinforces patient education and distributes materials as instructed.

Skills

Fluent English

Basic computer skills

Education

Nursing Assistant I (NC DHHS)

BLS certification

Job description

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Nursing Assistant I for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Unit (CTCCU). This 24-hour-per-week position follows rotating 12-hour shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician, you will provide routine direct and indirect patient care, assist with examinations and procedures, monitor patient conditions, and support admissions and discharges.