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Summary:

Perform a variety of routine and advanced patient care tasks under the direction of nursing staff to assist medical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment and care of patients; performs a variety of clerical and technical tasks as assigned

MUST HAVE C.N.A. CERTIFICATION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Two-campus (Smithfield and Clayton) Emergency Departments with a combined total of 64 beds , offering diverse patient populations and acuity levels 4:1 nurse-to-patient ratios , supporting safe, high-quality patient care Strong team-based environment with a culture of collaboration and mutual support Chest Pain Accredited facility, delivering evidence-based cardiac care, along with being an interventional STEMI center M-F 7a-5p Primary Stroke Center , providing rapid, coordinated stroke response and treatment

Responsibilities:

Participate in patient care interventions and personal care procedures for patients, under the direction of nursing staff such as hygiene, bowel and bladder elimination, and ambulation. Assist with approved dressing and wound care appropriate for CNA II level training. Provide assistance with nutritional activities. Perform a variety of EKG technician tasks as required which include routine, repeat or STAT EKGs. Perform adult, isolated venipuncture for collection of routine blood specimens and blood cultures. Maintains ongoing, high-level surveillance of patients' cardiac rhythms and notifies nursing/clinicians of any rate/rhythm changes and/or inadequate signal reception according to clinician/provider orders in a timely manner. Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient specimens. Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as required. Escort and transport patients that do not require any hemodynamic monitoring. Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine patients' needs, and promptly respond. Maintains a clean work area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required. Maintain clean tags on all clean equipment in the clean utility room. Function as patient sitter for risk-identified patients.

Other Information Other information:

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Licensed as a Nursing Assistant II by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Certification Professional Experience Requirements:

• Prefer experience performing

EKGs Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details Legal Employer:

NCHEALTH

Entity:

Johnston Health Organization Unit:

Emergency Department -

Work Type:

Full Time Standard Hours Per Week:

36.00

Salary Range:

$19.98 - $28.54 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type:

Onsite Work Schedule:

Day Job Location of Job:

US:

NC:

Smithfield Exempt From Overtime:

Exempt:

No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.