Position Highlights:

• Certified Nurse Assistant I

• Shift Schedule: PRN

• Department: IMC, Progressive Care Unit

• Location:  Wilkes Medical Center

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• Completion of a North Carolina State-approved Nurse Aide I course.

• Registered as a Nurse Aide I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service Regulation.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) may be required within one year in select areas.
   

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Assistance: Assist medical staff with patient preparation, examinations, and procedures, including patient interviews, data documentation, and vital signs monitoring.

• Nursing Process: Participate in implementing the nursing process by providing direct care to patients under the guidance of an RN or LPN.

• Room Setup: Prepare and maintain examination rooms, ensuring cleanliness, restocking, and proper equipment setup.

• Communication: Ensure complete, accurate, and timely communication of patient information within the healthcare team.

• Specimen Handling: Collect and process specimens for diagnostic testing following policy guidelines.

• Documentation: Accurately document all patient care provided in the medical record according to medical center policy.

• Point of Care Testing: Maintain competency for point of care testing as assigned, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.

• Effective Communication: Communicate effectively with the healthcare team, colleagues, patients, and family members in a professional and positive manner.

• Professional Development: Take personal responsibility and initiative for professional growth and development.

• Age-Specific Care: Provide age/developmentally appropriate patient care following guidelines for the clinical population served.

• Infection Prevention: Comply with Medical Center Infection Prevention policies to manage infectious materials using proper techniques, sanitization, chemical disinfection, surgical asepsis, and safe handling of biohazardous materials.

• Mission and Values: Adhere to the Medical Center's mission, vision, values, and the philosophy of the Department of Nursing and Service Line standards in patient care.

• Additional Duties: Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Basic computer skills.

• Ability to perform effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands.

Work Environment:

Typical clinical setting. Interaction with patients, family members, visitors, co-workers, and medical staff in various circumstances. Regular exposure to blood-borne diseases, infectious, and contagious diseases. Subject to multiple interruptions. Occasional exposure to radiation hazards. Possible exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals. Occasional irregular hours. Use of personal protective equipment