Nursing Assistant - Skilled Nursing Facility - Apex

UNC REX Healthcare; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC REX Healthcare in Apex, NC is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support residents in a skilled nursing facility.

You will perform daily living activities, provide transport, monitor vital signs, and help ensure safety and comfort for residents. The position is onsite with a daytime schedule; compensation is listed as an hourly range and offers opportunities for ongoing competency development.

Qualifications

• None required as long as all other position requirements are met.
• Licensed Nursing Assistant I in NC and BLS certification required.
• Preferred Nursing Assistant experience in a clinical specialty.

Responsibilities

• Performs activities of daily living for residents/patients.
• Provides transport for residents/patients to designated areas within the facility.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and intake/output as directed.
• Provides for resident/patient safety, comfort and privacy when performing responsibilities.
• Communicates pertinent resident/patient information to appropriate person(s).
• Abides by all infection control regulations.
• Completes annual Rehabilitation and Nursing competencies successfully.
• Completes 12 hours of in-service education annually.
• Answers call bells, alarms, or intercom system for any resident or patient to determine needs.

Education

None required

Job description

Description

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Summary

Serves as Nursing Assistant in a skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

• Performs activities of daily living for or with residents/patients.
• Provides transport for residents/patients to designated areas within the facility.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Provides for resident/patient safety, comfort and privacy when performing responsibilities.
• Communicates pertinent resident/patient information to appropriate person(s).
• Abides by all infection control regulations.
• Completes annual Rehabilitation and Nursing competencies successfully.
• Completes 12 hours of in‑service education annually.
• Answers call bells, alarms, or intercom system for any resident or patient to determine residents'/patients' needs.

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 Nursing Assistant experience in clinical specialty

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex SNF Apex
• Work Type: Full Time
• 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: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Apex
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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