Nursing Assistant I-(REX 7HV)

About the role

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Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. The Cardiac Medicine Intermediate Care Unit is a 24‑bed unit dedicated to delivering intermediate‑level care to adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac conditions and co‑morbidities.

• Heart failure
• Dysrhythmias
• Myocardial infarctions (heart attacks)
• Pre‑ and post‑cardiac or vascular procedures
• Medical conditions with significant cardiac history

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 the assigned unit to ensure that 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 as outlined in the plan of care, including measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin prep/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 for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.
• Provide indirect care to patients and the assigned area, including cleaning the work area, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and routine clerical functions.
• Reinforce routine teaching given 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

• Education: No formal education required as long as all other position requirements are met.
• Licensure/Certification: Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Professional Experience: Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Fluent in verbal and written English; able to develop basic computer skills.

Pay

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

Schedule

Full‑time position, 36 hours per week. Day shift.