Nursing Care Assistant I - Duke Regional Hospital - Telemetry Unit
Company: Duke Health
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
Duke Regional Hospital Duke Regional Hospital offers the
personal touch and hometown feel of a community hospital while
serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke
University Health System. Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange,
Person, Granville and Alamance counties for more than 45 years. To
be successful at caring for our community and have a strong
reputation among patients who seek our care, we have 3,500 team
members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate and
equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and
acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as
an institution of family culture and professional development for
employees who have served for decades in our hospital units.Duke
Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of
medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics,
weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular
services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute,
Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health
Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital
admitted 16,422 patients, performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed
2,673 babies into the world. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke
Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the
Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22. The Human Rights Campaign
consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a
Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital. Duke
Nursing Highlights: -
- Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet
organization
- Nurses from each hospital areconsistently recognized each year
as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
- Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of
Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for
being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
- Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
- Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
- Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility) -Nursing Care
Assistant - Telemetry Unit - Duke Regional HospitalDuke University
Health System- -Duke Regional -Hospital -seeks to hire a Nursing
care Assistant who will embrace our mission of -Advancing Health
Together. -Department Profile:Unit 5-2 is a 33-bed cardiac
telemetry step-down unit. - We are a very welcoming unit that
strives at being rated #1 in providing excellent patient care and
customer service. - We also believe in recognizing our staff for
their dedication to nursing excellence. - We serve an extensive
patient population with illnesses that include but are not limited
to CHF, COPD, Chest Pain, Dysrhythmias, CABGs, pre- and
post-procedural patients, Insulin drips, Heparin drips, and several
Cardiac drips. We also offer several learning opportunities that
not only include our patient population but also the Nurse
Residency Program that helps support entry-level practice nurses.
The unit provides a great work environment for staff to collaborate
and grow within their practice. On-the-job training will be
provided. -Work Schedule:Night Shift 7p-7a -Job Summary:Perform a
variety of nonprofessional nursing duties in the direct care of
patients under the direct supervision of an RN/LPN. Perform a
variety of clerical duties involved in preparing, maintaining, and
processing patient, unit (s), and hospital data and records
including operating the organization's patient care information
systems. -Work Performed:
- Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients
including, but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shaving changing
clothing, cleaning, and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting
with ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder
elimination; provide such additional care as required to meet the
personal needs and comfort of assigned patients.
- Perform a variety of selected patient care tasks under the
direction of an RN/LPN to assist medical and nursing personnel in
the examination, treatment, and care of patients.
- Retrieve and record patient data in electronic medical records
(EMR) and report to Nurse noting any new abnormal changes in the
patient's condition.
- Participate in the transport of patients.
- Clean assigned area: stock and replenish supplies and equipment
as required.
- Perform a variety of clerical tasks involved in operating the
organization's patient care information system.
- Acknowledge orders on the EMR task list, verify printouts, and
input verified orders to request diets, treatments, nursing
services, equipment, and diagnostic and laboratory tests and
procedures.
- Assemble and maintain patient charts from admission through
discharge Prepare and upload paper documents into the electronic
medical record (EMR). Exhibit professional communication skills
when answering the telephone and interacting with patients,
visitors, and other staff members.
- Navigate electronic medical records, access patient
information, generate reports, schedule appointments, and manage a
task list.
- Use available technology to request and coordinate patient
transport.
- Assign nursing staff to communication systems. Perform other
related duties incidental to the work described herein. -Education
- Completion of a Level I - Nurse Aide education program approved
by the North Carolina Board of Nursing or successful completion of
the NC - approved Nurse Aide I competency test.
- High school diploma or equivalent required -Degrees, Licensure,
and/or Certification
- Currently listed as a Nursing Assistant (NAI) with the N.C.
Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service
Regulation
- AHA Basic Healthcare provider certification must be
maintained/completed by the end of the new hire orientation. - Duke
is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to
providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's
age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity,
genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran status. - Duke aspires to create a
community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and
belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of
ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our
perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve
this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community
feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals
are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our
community have a responsibility to uphold these values. - Essential
Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke
University Health System may include essentialjob functions that
require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional
information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation
will be provided by each hiring department. -
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