Nursing Assistant II - Same Day Surgery

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

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 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:1. Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.2. Provide administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry3. Provide clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.4. Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, and patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room set-up and monitors oxygen flow-rate, performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, fecal impaction removal, sterile dressing change wound irrigation for wounds that are 48 hours old, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy irrigation and care, urinary catheterization and irrigation, performs established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.5. Reinforce 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:--- High School diploma or General Education DevelopmentLicensure/Certification Requirements:--- Licensed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing--- 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: Same Day Surgery Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: -$17.94 - $25.25 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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