Nurse Assistant II

About the role

Department 34411 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Nursing Med Surg: 9 N Tower A B Status Full time Benefits Eligible Yes Hours Per Week 35.1 Schedule Details/Additional Information Nightshift Pay Range $20.80 - $31.20

Essential Functions

• Participates in the implementation of the nursing process by giving direct care to patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN).
• Affords assistance with admissions, transfers, discharges, pre- and post-operative care.
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic physical environment (i.e., hallways, utility rooms, par stock, kitchen, etc.) and minimizes risk of injury by promoting fall precautions, use of call bell, side rails, and other safety precautions, including the use of appropriate lift equipment environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility.
• Ensures complete, accurate and timely communication of patient information.
• Performs special procedures correctly under the direction of Registered Nurse (RN).
• Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients and family members in an effective, positive and professional manner.
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for 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
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Performs effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 35%
• Walking: 35%
• Sitting: 65%
• Bending: 65%
• Reaching with arms: 100%
• Finger and hand dexterity: 100%
• Talking: 100%
• Hearing: 100%
• Seeing: 100%
• Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: 20 lbs. maximum

Work Environment

• Contact with patients and family members under wide variety of circumstances
• Possible exposure to infections and contagious diseases
• Occasional exposure to radiation hazards
• Exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals
• Subject to many interruptions
• Occasionally subject to irregular hours
• Uses personal protective equipment

Advocate Health

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.