PRN NA I - Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

UNC Health Care; Rocky Mount (NC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Nash is hiring a Nursing Assistant II for a per diem role in Nash Hospitals. The position supports professional caregivers, handles patient care tasks, and assists with unit clerical duties, patient transport, and supplies.

Required: High School diploma or GED, NC Nursing Assistant II licensure, and BLS/CPR certifications. Prior clerical experience and patient-care exposure are preferred. Onsite work with flexible schedules in a progressive care unit.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Nursing Assistant II certification with NC Board of Nursing.
• BLS and CPR certifications required.
• Clerical/customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with examinations and procedures.
• Review patient care documentation and report changes to nurses/physicians.
• Handle clerical tasks, organize workloads, greet visitors, and manage phone calls.
• Provide PI audits and data entry support.
• Assist with clinical support activities and equipment handling.
• Deliver direct patient care per plan of care activities including basic nursing tasks.
• Reinforce patient education and distribute materials.

Skills

Fluent English

Clerical experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant II licensure (NC Board of Nursing)

BLS for Healthcare Providers

CPR certification

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.

Summary

The Nursing Assistant II is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and / or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of the patient care unit desk area functions. Performs patient care requiring clinical and procedural knowledge and skills requiring the use of sterile techniques, infusion monitoring, and medical equipment. Coordinates the flow of communications on the patient care unit.

Responsibilities

• 1. Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
• 2. Critically review patient care documentation making note of any significant changes in the patient's condition and make an immediate report to a registered nurse or physician.
• 3. Provide a variety of clerical tasks to include but not limited to organizing and prioritizing workload, greeting and directing visitors, researching information as requested by nurses and physicians, reviewing orders for logic and clarity, revising orders as requested by the nurse, answering the telephone/ patient call lights, transcribing physician orders, and maintaining medical records. Perform routine quality assurance audits, safety checks, and inventory of supplies.
• 4. Provide administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry
• 5. Provide clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.
• 6. Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, and patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room set-up and monitors oxygen flow-rate, performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, fecal impaction removal, sterile dressing change wound irrigation, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy irrigation and care, urinary catheterization and irrigation, performs established oral, nasogastric, gastrostomy tube feeding
• 7. Reinforce 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

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Education Requirements

• * High School diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• * Listed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• * Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• * Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
• * Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification

Professional Experience Requirements

• * One (1) year of clerical or customer service experience and six (6) months of related nursing assistant experience, which may include a nursing assistant course or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• * Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to develop computer skills if not competent.

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Job Details

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Special Progressive Care Unit

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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.