Nursing Assistant - Medical Surgical
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: January 25, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description
Description *This Full-Time position qualifies for $5,000.00
Commitment Incentive paid over three (3) years. Learn more about
our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program here: Become part of an
inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, 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.3rd Floor -
Medical/Surgical Third floor Johnston Health, Smithfield is a
33-bed Medical Surgical Unit that serves primarily medical
patients, although Pediatric patients are seen occasionally for
overnight observation. Third floor nurses will get exposure to
wound/wound vac care, tube feedings and tracheostomies and will
care for patients with a variety of medical diagnoses, to include:
* Pneumonia * Congestive Heart Failure * Abdominal Pain * Altered
Mental Status * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease *
Hypertension * Hypotension * Diabetes * Shortness of Breath, among
others Full time is 3 12-hour shifts. Our standard shifts are
0645-1915 and 1845-0715 with every other weekend. Holidays are
rotated among staff. Each shift is staffed with a charge nurse and
nurses are paired with an NA teammate to assist with care.
Nurse-to-patient ratios on the unit are typically 1:5 or 1:6.
We have a strong team on 3rd floor Johnston Health Smithfield, and
continuously seek ways to improve our processes through our Nurse
Council. Our "ONE GREAT TEAM" understands that "It Takes a
Village." Our ideal teammate will be able to work independently,
while being committed to working together as a TEAM to provide the
excellent care that our patients deserve. 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:
* 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 DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: Johnston Health
Organization Unit: 3rd Floor Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are
determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:SmithfieldExempt 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
applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable
accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career
opportunity.
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