Nursing Assistant I (Part time)- 2nd floor Cardiac/Medicine

The Diagnostic Tower is a 10-bed unit focused on acute medical-surgical patients, primarily serving Cardiology and Hospitalist populations, operating 24/7. UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus is a 163-bed community hospital combining local care with innovative procedures from UNC Medical Center. The facility is accredited by The Joint Commission for Total Hip and Knee Replacement and designated as Dementia Friendly. Located at 430 Waterstone Drive, Hillsborough, NC, the campus offers easy access and free on-campus parking.

About the role

This part-time position involves 24 hours per week (2 x 12-hour shifts). The Nursing Assistant I provides routine direct and indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting.

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 psychiatric settings, aid in reality orientation, participate in behavior modification plans/therapy, provide informal support therapy, de-escalate potentially aggressive patients, assist in physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitate age-appropriate play for children, and monitor therapeutic milieu activities to ensure emotional and safety needs are met.
• Observe, collect, and document patient information obtained while providing care; promptly report significant changes in patient condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Assist patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Provide care/treatments as outlined in the plan of care, including vital signs, height/weight, specimen collection, skin preps, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and supportive patient/family interactions.
• Provide direct personal care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and ambulation.
• Provide indirect care, including cleaning work areas, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, assisting in orientation of new employees/students, and performing routine clerical functions.
• Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by registered nurses or physicians and document patient understanding of instructions.
• Distribute patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.

Requirements

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Fluent in verbal and written English; able to develop basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience.

Pay

$18.00 - $24.66 per hour (hiring range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Part-time: 24 hours per week (2 x 12-hour shifts).
• Rotating schedule.