Nurse Assistant 1, General Medicine

Job Summary

Provides assistance to the nursing staff by rendering specific treatments in addition to basic nursing care to assigned patients. Delivers direct and indirect care following physician and nursing orders to achieve the highest standards of age/developmental specific care.

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR REGISTRATION: Completion of a North Carolina State Approved Nurse Aide I course required.
• BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (BCLS) required.

Essential Functions

• Participates in the implementation of the nursing process by giving direct care to patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN).
• Performs special procedures correctly under the direction of Registered Nurse (RN).
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility.
• Ensures complete, accurate and timely communication of patient information.
• Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients and family members in an effective, positive and professional manner.
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance, professional growth and development.
• Provides age/developmental appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Skills/Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Performs effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands.
• Basic computer skills.

Work Environment

• Contact with patients, family members, visitors, co-workers, and medical staff under wide variety of circumstances.
• Regular exposure to blood-borne diseases, infectious and contagious diseases.
• Subject to multiple interruptions.
• Occasional exposure to radiation hazards.
• Possible exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals.
• Occasionally subject to irregular hours.
• Uses personal protective equipment.

What We Offer

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Amazing health insurance with the option of copay or HSA eligible plans.
• Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,350/year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program.
• Education: Eligible for our Prepaid College Tuition Assistance program (up to $5,250/year)!
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave.
• Retail: Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

About Us

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.