Nursing Assistant I - (Per Diem) Intensive Care / Progressive Care

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

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant I for a Per Diem position on the Johnston Health 2nd Floor unit in Clayton, NC. You will provide routine direct and indirect patient care under supervision, supporting physicians and RNs in a high-acuity ICU/PCU environment with ACLS/PALS basics training and critical drips management.

This role emphasizes compassionate care and patient safety. The position requires NC Nursing Assistant I licensure and BLS, with a preference for six months of prior CNA

Qualifications

• Must be listed as Nursing Assistant I with NC DHHS.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Prefer six months of nursing assistant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• In psychiatric settings, aid patients in reality orientation and participate in behavior modification plans/therapy.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report significant changes to RN/physician.
• Assist patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge from the clinical area.
• Provide care/treatments as outlined in plan of care: vitals, measurements, specimen collection, wound care, ROM, and basic tasks.
• Provide direct personal care for activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, feeding, ambulation).
• Provide indirect care: clean/stock area, transport supplies, train new staff, and perform routine clerical tasks.
• Reinforce patient education and distribute materials as requested.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Description

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ICU/PCU

Our combined PCU and ICU is a 10-bed unit that allows us to care for high acuity patients without having to move the patient between ICU and step down. Our rooms are large allowing us to move freely around the room while providing care to our critical patients.

We provide an excellent orientation with the assistance of our clinical education team with a focus of ACLS, PALS, Basic Arrhythmias, ICU Core training, Critical Drips and Moderate Sedation.

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

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: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: 2nd Floor - CL

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Clayton

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.

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