Nursing Care Assistant II/Health Unit Coord. - Duke Raleigh - PACU/Same Day Surgery - FT

Company: Duke Health
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Duke Raleigh Hospital offers the latest in care and technology in a patient-friendly setting. It has been an important part of Duke Health since 1998 and has served Wake County for more than 35 years, employing more than 2,000 team members. The hospital provides 186 inpatient beds and a comprehensive array of services, including the Duke Raleigh Cancer Center, Duke Raleigh Orthopedic and Spine Center, cardiovascular services, neurosciences including the Duke Raleigh Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Center, advanced digestive care, disease management, and prevention, wound healing, outpatient imaging, intensive and progressive care, pain clinic, same-day surgery, emergency department and community outreach and education programs.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Raleigh Hospital as high performing in orthopedics and five adult procedures/conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, and stroke.

Nursing Care Assistant II/Health Unit Coordinator - Duke Raleigh Hospital - PACU/Same Day Surgery - Full Time

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients including, but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothing, cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting with ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and comfort of assigned patients.
• Perform a variety of selected patient care tasks under the direction of an RN/LPN to assist medical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment and care of patients.
• Retrieve and record patient data in electronic medical records (EMR) and report to Nurse noting any new abnormal changes in the patient's condition.
• Participate in the transport of patients.
• Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.
• Assign nursing staff to communication systems. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• Other duties as assigned
  Required Qualifications at this Level
  
  Education
  • Completion of Level I and Level II Nurse Aide education programs approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing or successful completion of the NC - approved Nurse Aide I and II competency test.
  • High School diploma or equivalent required.
    Experience
    
    Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
    • Listed as NA I with the Division of Facility Services with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property. Listed as NA II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
    • BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation. Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
      
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