NA I - Float Pool (PRN)

About the role

Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. This role supports healthcare providers and ensures patients receive exceptional care in a compassionate and innovative environment.

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:
  • Aid patients in reality orientation and participate in behavior modification plans/therapy.
  • Provide informal support therapy to patients/families.
  • Deliver verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients.
  • Aid in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients.
  • Facilitate age-appropriate play for children.
  • Monitor the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure emotional and safety needs of patients are met.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Provide assistance to patients and their families during admission, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.
• Provide care/treatments to patients as outlined in the plan of care, including:
  • Measurement of vital signs, height, and weight.
  • Specimen collection.
  • Skin preps/scrubs and catheter care.
  • Capillary blood glucose checks.
  • Simple wound care and range of motion exercises.
  • Postural drainage.
  • Supportive patient and family interactions.
• Provide direct personal care to patients for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care to patients and assigned area, including:
  • Cleaning the work area and changing linens.
  • Re-stocking supplies and cleaning/sterilizing instruments.
  • Transporting patients/supplies/specimens.
  • Assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.
  • Performing routine clerical functions.
• Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions.
• Distribute patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Six (6) months of relevant nursing assistant experience, which may include a nursing assistant course.
• Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills.

Job Details

This is a Per Diem, onsite position with a variable schedule and standard hours of up to 4.00 per week. The role is part of the NGH Nursing Float Pool at Nash UNC Health Care.