Nursing Assistant I Chatham Hospital
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Siler City
Posted on: August 5, 2022
|
|
Job Description:
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse
employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of
the unique communities we serve.
Summary: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.
Responsibilities:1. Assist physicians and other health care
providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as
procurement of equipment and supplies.2. Provide administrative and
clerical support including PI audits and data entry3. Provide
clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to,
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.4. 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. May
be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter
care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of
motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room
set-up and monitors oxygen flow-rate, performs 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, performs established oral,
nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.5. Reinforce routine
teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and
document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient
education materials at the request of patients and/or health care
providers
Other Information
Other information:Education Requirements:--- High School diploma or
GEDLicensure/Certification Requirements:--- Listed as Nursing
Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services.--- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
certificationProfessional Experience Requirements:--- Six (6)
months related nursing assistant experienceKnowledge/Skills/and
Abilities Requirements:--- Fluent in verbal and written English
language and able to develop basic computer skills.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Chatham Hospital
Organization Unit: Med/Surg
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: US:NC:Siler City
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Keywords: UNC Health Care, Greensboro , Nursing Assistant I Chatham Hospital, Healthcare , Siler City, North Carolina
Click
here to apply!
|