Nursing Assistant I - Patient Monitoring

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a dedicated Nursing Assistant I for patient monitoring who enjoys variety in their work and making a difference in patients' lives. This full-time role involves direct patient care in various hospital units along with flexible hours and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Eligible for Nursing Support Incentive Program

$5,000 paid over a two-year commitment

Qualifications

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Prefer six months of nursing assistant experience

Responsibilities

• Assists with routine examinations and procedures.
• Provides direct personal care and support for patients.
• Documents patient information and observes changes in patients' conditions.

Skills

Fluent in verbal and written English

Basic computer skills

Education

None required as long as all other position requirements are met

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• This position qualifies for our Nursing Support Incentive Program. The Nursing Support Incentive Program includes $5,000 paid over a two (2) year commitment. Learn more about the program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-hospitals-unc-rex-nursing-support-incentive-program
  
  

Description

• This position qualifies for our Nursing Support Incentive Program. The Nursing Support Incentive Program includes $5,000 paid over a two (2) year commitment. Learn more about the program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-hospitals-unc-rex-nursing-support-incentive-program
  
  

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Are you a dedicated CNA who enjoys variety and making a difference in people’s lives? If so, we are looking for you to join our Float Pool Team!

Where will you work: the ideal teammate must be willing to float to both UNC Rex Raleigh and UNC Rex Holly Springs Campus. Daily assignments are made based on the needs of the two hospitals.

Role: Teammates in this role will work closely with nurses, other CNAs, patient sitters, and other healthcare teammates to support patient care in a variety of units. Units you can expect to work in include, but are not limited to, MedSurg units, intensive care, and the emergency departments. This role can include providing one to one care for behavioral health patients as needed. Teammates with experience in hospital settings preferred.

Shift Requirement: This is a full-time position with work hours of 7pm to 7am. Teammates are placed on a holiday track at time of hire to ensure the holidays are assigned fairly among the team and the needs of the units are met. 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!

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.

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.

As a CNA in the Float Pool, you will work in different areas, support a wide range of teams, and have the chance to grow your skills and experience. In this role, you will work in different units, learn new skills, and help provide excellent care to patients across the hospital.

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: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Patient Monitoring

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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