Nursing Assistant - Pulmonary/Infectious Disease Acute Care; Nights
Job in
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, 27517, USA
Listing for:
UNC REX Healthcare
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, CNA, RN Nurse
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 24245 - 33461 USD Yearly
USD
24245.00
33461.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Nursing Assistant I - Pulmonary/Infectious Disease Acute Care (Nights)
Description
A Nursing Assistant I is needed for Pulmonary/Infectious Disease Acute Care - 6 Bedtower.
This is a 31‐bed medicine unit that provides advanced acute care for patients with pulmonary and infectious diseases. 6 Bedtower is equipped with dual‑channel telemetry and continuous pulse oximetry and cares for patients who are HIV positive, those who have respiratory diseases, and adults with cystic fibrosis.
6 Bedtower holds the Silver‑level designation Beacon Award for Excellence™ from the American Association of Critical‑Care Nurses. This designation highlights patient care units that distinguish themselves in every facet of patient care. For patients and families, Beacon designation signifies exceptional care through improved outcomes and satisfaction. For staff working in Beacon units, the designation means a positive and supportive work environment with greater collaboration between colleagues and leaders, high morale, and lower turnover.
Unit Strengths: A friendly, welcoming, compassionate and committed team with many staff members having 5+ years of experience on the unit.
This is a 36 hour per week position; working 12 hour night shift (7pm‑7:30am) with weekend and holiday rotation. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend the required week‑long hospital orientation offered every two weeks.
Orientation
Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday – In person from 8am to 4pm;
Wednesday – 8am to 10am Online & in person from 1pm to 5pm;
Thursday and Friday – Virtual.
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, 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
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 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 to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.Provide care/treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to, the measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/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 to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.Provide indirect care to patients and assigned area to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re‑stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/supplies/specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and some routine clerical functions.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.Other Information Education Requirements
None required as long as all other position requirements are met.
Licensure/Certificati…
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