Nursing Assistant I (Per Diem)- Family and General Medicine Acute Care Unit

Job Opportunity In Geriatric Nursing Care

Our 31-bed unit provides care for family and general medicine with a heavy focus on geriatric nursing care. As part of our commitment to the geriatric population, we host a series of events every year for Older Americans' Month. 8 Bedtower utilizes a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach in a patient and family centered care environment. We also work closely with the Palliative Care Team. We provide a supportive work atmosphere with nurses committed to excellent health care and collegial interactions. In addition, we also enjoy a top tier employee satisfaction rating! This is a Per Diem / at-will position requiring the ability to generally work a minimum of 12 hours every 2 weeks; Day & Night Rotating shifts, general hours are 7am-7 : 30pm & 7pm-7 : 30am, with weekend and holiday rotation. Manager / department may change the shift based on the needs of the department. This position requires the ability to attend the required weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks. 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.

Responsibilities :

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital / clinic / home health experience, and discharge.
• 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 patient and family interactions.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.

Legal Employer : STATE Entity : UNC Medical Center Organization Unit : General Medicine Unit Work Type : Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week : 6.00 Salary Range : $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type : Onsite Work Schedule : Rotating Location of Job : US : NC : Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime : Exempt : No This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, 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. 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.