Nursing Assistant I - Wakebrook Crisis & Assessment Services
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Star
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Description
A Nursing Assistant I is needed for Wakebrook Crisis & Assessment
Services (CAS). UNC Health Wakebrook is a behavioral health
facility located in Raleigh, NC that offers a continuum of services
for people dealing with mental health and/or substance abuse
disorders. The Wakebrook Crisis and Assessment Services (CAS) is a
mental health clinic that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
CAS is an outpatient clinic that operates similar to a psychiatric
emergency department. We triage and assess patients of all ages who
are in crisis. Patients may remain in CAS for hours or days,
depending on resources available in the community.This is a 36
hours per week position; working 12 hour rotating shifts with
weekend and holiday rotation. Current need is night shift. 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 a week long orientation
(Monday through Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm) which is offered every two
weeks.
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 during emergency situations.
2. In the psychiatric setting, aids patients in reality
orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy,
provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides
verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in
the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients,
facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the
therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that
emotional and safety needs of patients are met.
3. Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained
while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the
patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
4. Provides assistance to patients and their families during
admission to the clinical area, orientation to the
hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge
5. Provides 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 11 patient and
family interactions.
6. Provides 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.
7. Provides 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.
8. Reinforces 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 InformationOther information:
Education Requirements:
Job DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Wakebrook
Organization Unit: Wakebrook Crisis & AssessmentWork Type: Full
Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Work Schedule: Evening JobLocation of
Job: US:NC:RaleighExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Keywords: UNC Health Care, High Point , Nursing Assistant I - Wakebrook Crisis & Assessment Services, Healthcare , Star, North Carolina
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