Description

*This position qualifies for our Nursing Support Incentive Program. The Nursing Support Incentive Program includes $5,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment. Learn more about the program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-hospitals-unc-rex-nursing-support-incentive-program

Nursing Assistant II needed for the Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Unit - 5 Bedtower. This is a 36 hours per week position; working 12 hour rotating shifts (7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level in an environment that values teamwork, clinical excellence, and professional growth? Join our esteemed 28-bed Acute Care Trauma Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Here, we are renowned for our excellence in teamwork, and provide unparalleled opportunities for learning experiences that you won't find anywhere else. Our patients, who are recovering from major traumatic events, benefit from our commitment to helping them achieve their "new normal" through comprehensive, compassionate care.

Why Join Us?

• Teamwork Excellence: Our unit prides itself on a strong culture of teamwork. Our inter-professional approach ensures that every team member's input is valued and contributes to the best patient outcomes. We strive for excellence in all aspects of patient care and professional practice, and you will be supported by a team that expects and delivers the highest standards.

• Innovative Learning Opportunities in a Dynamic Work Environment: Ideal for new learners, our unit offers unique experiences and educational opportunities that foster professional growth and skill development.

• Holistic Patient Care: We emphasize a holistic approach to patient care, working together to address all aspects of recovery and rehabilitation.

• Award-Winning Unit: We are proud to be the first acute care unit in North Carolina to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), recognizing our commitment to high standards in patient care and unit performance.

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.

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 entry

3. 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 Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

● High School diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

● Listed 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) for Healthcare Provider certification

Professional Experience Requirements:

● Six (6) months related 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: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: 5 Bedtower

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $17.50 - $24.63 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)

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.

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.

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.