Nursing Assistant I - Long Term Care/Rehab Float Pool

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

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for the Long-Term Care & Rehabilitation Float Pool at UNC Rex Raleigh Rehab Center and UNC Rex Apex Rehab Center. You will work in different units, learn new skills, and provide quality care across shifts.

The role offers variety, flexibility, and opportunities to grow, with a rotating schedule and on-site work. The position emphasizes teamwork and patient-centered care within UNC Health's clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Requires NC Nursing Assistant I certification and BLS.
• Experience in long-term care or rehabilitation is preferred.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, rotating Float Pool.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine direct and indirect patient care under RN/physician supervision.
• Assist in examinations, procedures, and patient education as directed.
• Support multiple units across long-term care and rehab settings.
• Monitor vital signs and document patient information accurately.
• Help with admission, orientation, and discharge tasks.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Independent work

English proficiency

Education

Nursing Assistant I certification (NC DHHS)

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.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Long‑Term Care & Rehabilitation Float Pool

Are you a dedicated CNA who enjoys variety and making a difference in people's lives? We're looking for you to join our Float Pool Team! In this role, you'll work in different units, learn new skills, and help provide excellent care to patients across two long term care/rehab units. As a CNA in the Float Pool, you'll work in different areas, support a wide range of teams, and have the chance to develop your skills and experience. If you're looking for a job that offers variety, flexibility, and the chance to make a real impact, we would love to have you on our team.

Work Location:

• UNC Rex Raleigh Rehab Center
• UNC Rex Apex Rehab Center

Schedule:

• 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
• 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
• 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
• 7:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Preferred Qualifications:

• Long-term care and/or rehabilitation experience preferred
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing environments

If you're flexible, a great team player, can work well on your own, and you want to be in a place where your work is truly valued, this could be the perfect fit for you. We look forward to hearing from you!

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: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Patient Monitoring

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Salary Range:$17.60 - $24.29 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: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. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.