Nursing Assistant I (Part Time) - Acute Care Cardiology and Nephrology Unit - 3 West

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO benefits

Orientation program

Flexible self-scheduling

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking a part-time Nursing Assistant I for the 3 West Acute Care Cardiology and Nephrology Unit. This 24-hour-per-week role involves rotating 12-hour day and night shifts with weekend/holiday coverage.

You will provide routine patient care under RN supervision and assist with exams, procedures, and discharge education. The position requires NC Nursing Assistant I licensure and BLS, English fluency, and willingness to participate in a weeklong orientation.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months nursing assistant experience preferred.
• BLS certification required.
• Fluent English and basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report significant changes to RN/physician.
• Provide direct personal care for activities of daily living per plan of care.

Skills

English fluency

Basic computer skills

Education

Nursing Assistant I certification (NC DHHS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Description A Nursing Assistant I is needed for Acute Care Cardiology and Nephrology Unit - 3 West

Description A Nursing Assistant I is needed for Acute Care Cardiology and Nephrology Unit - 3 West
This position is part time (2, 12 hour shifts per week)
3 West Acute Care Cardiology and Nephrology Unit Specialties include: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD); Post Renal or Heart Transplant; Chest Pain- Pre and Post Cardiac Catheter; Pacemaker/ AICD placement; and Autoimmune/Connective Tissue Disorders.
More About 3 West

• 25 bed unit
• Nurse Assistant/Patient Ratio: 1:12
• Flexible self-scheduling
• Collaborative approach to patient care
• 2023 Accredited as a Chest Pain Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center from the American College of Cardiology
• 2023 Chest Pain- MI Registry Performance Achievement Award
• 2022 UNCMC Medicine Service Highest HCAHPS Rating for Rate the Hospital
• 2018 UNCMC Medicine Service Highest HCAHPS Rating

This is a 36 hours per week position; working 12 hour rotating shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. Current need is day shift. Manager/department may change the shift based on the needs of the department. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend the required weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks.

Orientation Schedule: Monday and Tuesday - In person from 8am to 8pm; Wednesday - 8am to 10am Virtual and in person from 1pm to 5 pm; and Thursday and Friday - Virtual

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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

• 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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: 3 West
Work Type: Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00
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: Variable
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.
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