Nursing Assistant I - Adolescent Addictions Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

Nursing Assistant PositionWe are pleased to announce that we are looking for a Nursing Assistant to join our new Inpatient Psychiatry Units at UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health Facility (YBH).Position Offering:Shift: Day/Night Rotating (Shift hours are 7AM to 7:30PM and 7PM to 7:3AM) including weekends and holidaysHours: Full Time; 36 hrs/wk; three 12 hours shifts per weekEntity: UNC Medical CenterLocation: Butner, NCUNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health is a 54 bed inpatient psychiatric facility located in Butner, NC. The hospital is composed of 4 units designed to care for child and adolescent patients with a variety of common mental health diagnoses, including those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In a milieu-based, trauma-informed, therapeutic setting, patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Therapy Services, Social Workers, Nursing Services, Pharmacy, Pastoral Care and Nutrition Services. Safety is the key component of the care provided as well as introduction of positive coping skills, healthy living and positive leisure activities.Are you passionate about caring for adolescents and children in a behavioral health environment? If so, we have opportunities available for you in the following area. The teammate will primarily work on the Adolescent Addictions Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, but is expected to float to the other 3 units at the hospital.Adolescent Addictions Inpatient Psychiatry Unit:The Adolescent Addictions Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (3YBH) is a 14-bed unit. The unit is comprised of 18 to 21 year old patients in crisis with a mental health disorder or a dual diagnosis of substance use disorder and other mental health diagnoses.This position requires the ability to attend orientation (two (2) days in person) near the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill.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, 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.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.Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.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 patient and family interactions.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.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.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.Education Requirements: None required as long as all other position requirements are met. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Professional Experience Requirements: Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills.