Nursing Assistant I/II (CNA I/II) Inpatient Hospice-PRN

Duke Health; Durham (NC); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 25 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation assistance

Résumé du poste

Duke Health is seeking a PRN Nursing Assistant I/II at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. You will deliver compassionate, patient‑centered care, assist with daily living activities, monitor vital signs, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a home-like inpatient hospice setting.

The role supports family and patient comfort, with shifts including 12-hour day/night rotations as needed. Prior nurse aide certification and BCLS are required, with hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Completion of Level I Nurse Aide education program approved by NC Board of Nursing.
• For NA II, completion of Level II Nurse Aide education program approved by NC Board of Nursing.

Responsabilités

• Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for procedures and required tasks.
• Assist with daily living activities and personal care for patients.
• Record patient data for medical records and inform RN/LPN of changes.
• Take and record vital signs and assist with specimen collection.
• Support admissions, discharges, and patient transport as needed.
• Follow standard precautions and assist with teaching activities as directed.

Connaissances

Sterile techniques

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Team collaboration

Formation

Nurse Aide I/II certification

High School diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke HomeCare & Hospice

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home forthe Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.

Duke Nursing Highlights

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Qualityof Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

As a PRN Nursing Assistant I or II at Duke Health System’s Hock Family Pavilion, you will play an important role in providing compassionate, personalized care to patients and their loved ones during life’s most meaningful moments. In our home-like inpatient hospice setting, you will support patients’ comfort, dignity, and quality of life through hands‑on personal care, assistance with daily needs, monitoring and reporting changes in condition, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary care team. Join us in creating a peaceful, supportive environment where patients and families feel cared for, respected, and supported every step of the way.

Location: Hock Family Pavilion, Durham, NC

Shifts: 12 hour day/night shifts (7 AM-7 PM or 7 PM to 7 AM) as needed with preferred 1 shift/week

• Work Performed
  • Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and required.
  • Participate in own professional development by maintaining required training.
  • Perform other related duties incidental to work described herein.
  • Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment.
  • Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient specimens.
  • Obtain and record patient data for medical records noting and informing RN/LPN of information collected.
  • Perform fingersticks for blood glucose testing, with appropriate Assist with admission, discharge, and transportation of patients. catherizations/irrigation.
  • May also perform sterile dressing change for wounds over 48 hours old, Take and record vital signs, record I&O, apply ice bags, administer Assist physician and nurses with physical examinations by helping ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; provide manual assistance as required.
  • Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients including, but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothing, cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed‑making, assisting with provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and comfort of assigned patients.
  • Participate in teaching activities by reinforcing teaching instructed by RN and/or physician as needed. position patients, changing non‑sterile dressing and weighing patients. douches and enemas. Note and report any changes in patient's condition.
  • Turn and position patients, set up and feed patients as necessary, provide patients with fresh drinking water.
  • Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as skills validation and attending educational offerings.
  • Support the development of other staff and formal learners. IV fluid assistance activities, oral/nasogastric feeding and urinary.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Working knowledge of sterile techniques and special procedures that are Heavy lifting and the ability to transport stretcher and wheelchair throughout hospital.
• Working knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene and basic health and Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions Working knowledge of the organization and physical layout of the patients and hospital staff.

Required Qualifications At This Level

Education

• Completion of Level I Nurse Aide education program approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing or successful completion of the NC - approved Nurse Aide I competency test and if hired as NA II-completion of Level II Nurse Aide education programs approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of experience is preferred
• Hospice experience is preferred

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• Listed as NA I with the Division of Facility Services with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property. Listed as NA II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation, which typically takes place during the first week of employment.

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