Nursing Care Assistant I - Cardiology Stepdown (Days)

Nursing Care Assistant I - Cardiology Stepdown (Days)

Work Arrangement: On-Site Requisition Number: 264488 Regular or Temporary: Regular Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710 Personnel Area: DUKE HOSPITAL Date: Jul 9, 2026

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Nursing Care Assistant I - Duke University Hospital - 7700 Cardiology Stepdown (Days)

Duke University Health System seeks to hire a Nursing Care Assistant I who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

Work Schedule: 3 12 hour shifts. 6:30am - 7:00pm. 36 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as required.
• Obtain and record patient data for medical records noting and informing RN/LPN of information collected.
• 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.
• Participate in teaching activities by reinforcing teaching instructed by RN and/or physician as needed.
• Assist physician and nurses with physical examinations by helping position patients, changing non-sterile dressing and weighing patients.
• Take and record vital signs, record I&O, apply ice bags, administer douches and enemas. Note and report any changes in patient's condition.
• Turn and position patients, set up and feed patients as necessary, provide patients with fresh drinking water. Perform finger sticks for blood glucose testing, with appropriate training.
• Assist with admission, discharge, and transportation of patients. Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.
• Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient specimens. Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required skills validation and attending educational offerings. Support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• Perform sterile dressing change for wounds over 48 hours old, IV fluid assistance activities, oral/nasogastric feeding and urinary catheterizations/irrigation. Perform front desk office tasks as required by the unit.

What we will provide:

• Paid Training Opportunities for a Lifetime.
• Duke University Health System is committed to providing robust learning and development from the Office of Continuing Education
• Tuition Assistance
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Pension plan and much more.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Currently listed as a Nursing Assistant I (NA I) with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property.
• BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation, which typically takes place during the first week of employment.

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