Nursing Assistant I – Progressive Care Unit (Day Shift)

UNC Health; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston Health in Smithfield, NC is hiring a Nursing Assistant I for the Progressive Care Unit. You will provide routine patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician, and support patients and families throughout admission, care, and discharge.

The role requires NC Nursing Assistant I licensure and BLS, with a preference for 6 months of experience. Work hours are day shift, onsite, 36 hours per week, with a pay range of $18.00–$24.66 per hour.

Qualifications

• Fluent in verbal and written English language.
• Able to develop basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, and procure equipment and supplies during emergencies.
• 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.

Skills

Fluent in English

Basic computer skills

Education

Nursing Assistant I certification

BLS certification

Job description

UNC Health Johnston Health in Smithfield, NC is hiring a Nursing Assistant I for the Progressive Care Unit. You will provide routine patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician, and support patients and families throughout admission, care, and discharge.

The role requires NC Nursing Assistant I licensure and BLS, with a preference for 6 months of experience. Work hours are day shift, onsite, 36 hours per week, with a pay range of $18.00–$24.66 per hour.