Nursing Assistant II - Therapeutic Infusion Center
About the Infusion Center
Our Infusion Center, located in Chapel Hill, NC in the Eastowne Medical Office Building, provides specialized therapies that deliver medications directly into the bloodstream through intravenous (IV) infusion. Infusion therapy is often recommended when oral medications are not effective or appropriate for a patient's treatment needs. Our multidisciplinary team is dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality care in a compassionate and patient-centered environment.
Conditions We Treat
- Cancer and cancer-related pain
- Dehydration
- Congestive heart failure
- Sickle cell disease
- Immune deficiencies
- Lupus and others
Services We Provide
- Chemotherapy administration
- Immune globulin therapy
- Biologic therapies
- IV antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral treatments and others
This position qualifies for relocation assistance; please ask your recruiter for details.
Schedule
- Monday–Friday (four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts)
- No weekends
- No holidays
Responsibilities
- Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
- Provide administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry.
- Provide clinical support assistance including cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.
- Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation.
- Measure and record vital signs, and patient height and weight.
- Perform specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage.
- Perform oxygen room set-up and monitor oxygen flow-rate; perform oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, fecal impaction removal, sterile dressing change, wound irrigation for wounds that are 48 hours old, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy irrigation and care, urinary catheterization and irrigation, and established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.
- 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.
Qualifications
Education
- High School diploma or General Education Development (GED)
Licensure & Certification
- Licensed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing
- Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Experience
- Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Fluent in verbal and written English language
- Able to develop basic computer skills
Pay
Salary range: $18.48 – $25.89 per hour (hiring range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Benefits
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Job Details
- Legal Employer: STATE
- Entity: UNC Medical Center
- Organization Unit: UNCH Ther Infusion Eastowne
- Work Type: Full Time
- Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
- Work Assignment Type: Onsite
- Work Schedule: Day
- Job Location: US:NC:Chapel Hill
- Exempt From Overtime: No