Nursing Care Assistant I (CNA) - Mother Baby Unit - PRN

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About Duke Regional Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. With 388 beds it is the second largest of Duke Health's four hospitals and offers a comprehensive range ofmedical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Nursing Care Assistant I/Health Unit Coordinator - Mother Baby - Duke Regional Hospital 

 

Duke Regional Hospital seeks to hire an experienced Nursing Assistant who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

 

Shift: Nights (7pm - 7:30am) 

 

Department Profile:

The Mother/Baby Unit at Duke Regional Hospital provides a personalized birth experience in a safe, comfortable environment. We deliver more than 2,500 babies each year and work closely with you to make sure you have the birth experience you choose.

Duke Regional Hospital is recognized as one of the best hospitals for maternity care in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report for 2021. The recognition is due to our low rates of C-section in people at low risk for pregnancy complications and other factors.

 

Our unit is comprised of 33 beds and provides care for obstetrical (of child bearing age) and gynecological patients. Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time.

 

What you will do:

The Nursing Assistant (NA) providing direct patient care in collaboration with Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN). Performs delegated clinical tasks, supports care for acutely ill patients, and assists with unit coordination and operations. Delivers basic patient care while maintaining medical asepsis, patient dignity, privacy, and cultural sensitivity. Adheres to policies and responds appropriately in emergency situations. Maintains patient environment, manages supplies and equipment, and completes clerical duties including accurate documentation in electronic health records and use of patient care systems.

• 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, hair care, changing clothing, nail care, 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 providers as needed.
• Assist providers and nurses with physical examinations by helping position patients, changing non-sterile dressing and weighing patients.
• Take and record vital signs, record I&O, and apply ice bags. 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 fingersticks for blood glucose testing, with appropriate training, document and notify RN/LPN.
• 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.
• May also perform clean dressing change for wounds over 48 hours old.
• Perform a variety of clerical tasks involved in operating the organization's patient care information system. Acknowledge orders on EMR task list, verify printout and input verified orders to request diets, treatments, nursing services, equipment and diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures.
• Assemble and maintain patient charts from admission through discharge. Prepare and upload paper do