Nursing Assistant I - Rex 4 East: Medical Stepdown Unit
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over
40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health
and well-being of the unique communities we serve.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 InformationOther information:
Education Requirements:
* High School diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department
of Health and Human Services.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Six (6) months of relevant nursing assistant experience, which
may include a nursing assistant course
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop
basic computer skills.
Job DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex 4 East/Pulm & Nephrology Work Type: Full
Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Salary Range: $17.00 - $23.46 per
hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are determined by experience and
internal equity Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: Day
JobLocation of Job: US:NC:RaleighExempt 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 if you need
a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career
opportunity.
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