Primary Care

Nursing Assistant I

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The NAI is responsible for administering direct patient care and performing other duties deemed necessary to insure optimal patient care under the direction and supervision of a professional nurse. The NAI performs duties such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, or moving patients or changing linens.

Responsibilities:

• Patients and families are served in providing direct patient care services.
• Performs duties and conducts interpersonal relationships in a manner to project a positive image of the department and hospital.
• Ensures that contacts with other health care members is friendly, helpful, and courteous.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: High school graduate or equivalent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: None required.

LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION: Certified by the N. C. Department of Facility Services as a NAI. BCLS Certification.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS: Good interpersonal communication and observation skills are essential. Understanding of patient care needs according to developmental stages for various age groups.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Exposure to blood borne pathogens, airborne pathogens, and other infectious diseases requiring the use of protective equipment exposure to other hazards such as radiation, toxic waste, chemical hazards based on the departments. Possible exposure to conditions such as fumes, noxious odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Standing, sitting, walking, and working throughout the shift. Lifting, pulling, turning, and pushing patients daily. Ability to use appropriate Safe-Patient Handling equipment. Visual acuity, auditory, and verbal skills necessary. Stressful work periods and rotating shifts.

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health. Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care. Organization Unit: Progressive Care Unit. Work Type: Part Time. Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00. Salary Range: 15.63 - 17.98 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity. Work Assignment Type: Onsite. Work Schedule: Night Job. Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston. Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No. 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.