Nursing Assistant I (Per Diem) - Acute Care Trauma and General Surgery

About the Role

Join our esteemed 28-bed Acute Care Trauma Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. We are renowned for excellence in teamwork and provide unparalleled learning experiences. Our patients, recovering from major traumatic events, benefit from our commitment to helping them achieve their "new normal" through comprehensive, compassionate care.

This is a Per Diem/at-will position requiring the ability to work a minimum of 24 hours every month. Shifts are rotating day and night, 12 hours (7am-7:30pm & 7pm-7:30am), with weekend and holiday rotation.

Why Join Us?

• Teamwork Excellence: Our unit prides itself on a strong culture of teamwork. Our inter-professional approach ensures every team member's input is valued and contributes to the best patient outcomes.
• Innovative Learning Opportunities: 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, addressing all aspects of recovery and rehabilitation.
• Award-Winning Unit: We are the first acute care unit in North Carolina to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

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, participate in behavior modification plans/therapy, provide informal support therapy to patients/families, provide verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aid in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitate age-appropriate play for children, and 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 but not limited to: measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and 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, changing linens, re-stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and performing some 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

• 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 language and able to develop basic computer skills.
• Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience, particularly in a hospital setting.

Pay

$17.60 - $24.29 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Per Diem position requiring a minimum of 24 hours every month.
• Rotating 12-hour shifts (7am-7:30pm & 7pm-7:30am).
• Weekend and holiday rotation.

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. Location: Chapel Hill, NC.