Nursing Assistant I

2 months ago

Smithfield, Ohio, United States UNC Health Full time

Description

*This 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 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

3rd Floor Smithfield has 33 beds: Medical, Surgical and the potential for pediatric patients. The pediatric patient may be an overnight observation after surgery. We do not have a pediatric group as our Hospitalists are adult only. We are primarily medical patients, and the designated Covid unit if the patient does not require PCU or ICU level care. We see patients with Pneumonia, Congested Heart Failure, Abdominal Pain, Altered Mental Status, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension, Hypotension, Diabetes, Shortness of Breath, and so much more. We also provide after care for patients that have gone down for a Heart Catheterization. Many of our patients are on hemodialysis which is done in another unit in the hospital – we take them to their HD and bring them back. We take care of patients that have wounds and wound vacs. We do tube feedings and tracheostomies. We really have the full spectrum of medical diagnosis on our unit.

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 Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● High School diploma or General Education Development (GED)
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 relevant nursing assistant experience
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills.



Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: 3rd Floor

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $ $23.46 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt 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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