Nursing Assistant - Medical/Surgical
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: March 12, 2025
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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. 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 discharge5. 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) certificationProfessional
Experience Requirements:--- Prefer six (6) months of nursing
assistant experienceKnowledge/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.
Keywords: UNC Health Care, Raleigh , Nursing Assistant - Medical/Surgical, Healthcare , Smithfield, North Carolina
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