Nursing Care Assistant I - Duke University Hospital - 3300 Cardiothoracic Surgery Step Down

Duke University Hospital Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. Inaddition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

 

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

 

Occ Summary

Perform a variety of nonprofessional nursi ngphysician and nurses with physical examinations by helpingposition pat ients, changing non-sterile dressing and weighing patients.Take and reco rd

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duties in the direct careof patients under the direct su pervision of anRN/LPN.

Work Performed

Prepare patient s, equipment anmination;provide such additional care as required to meet the personal ng,assisting withambulation, enemas, skin care, and boweland bladder eliingRN/LPN of information collected.Administer treatment a nd personal care procedures to patients including,but not limited to, fe eding, bathing,shaving, changing clothing,cleaning and trimming fingerna ils, bed-makinbyreinforcing teaching instructed byRN and/or physician as needed.Assisteeds andcomfort of assigned patients.Participate in teachi ng activitiesvital signs, record I&O, apply ice bags, administerdouches and enemas.Note and report any changes in patient's condition.Turn and p osition patieoral/nasogastric feeding and urinarycatherizations/irrigati on.Perform otriatetraining.Assist with admission, discharge, and transpo rtation ofpatns.Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and eq uipment asrequired.Participate in own professional development by mainta ining requiredskills validation and attending educational offerings. Sup port thedevelasrequired.Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on pa tient specimeopment of other staff and formal learners.May also perform sterile dressients.Follow standard precautions and use personal protecti ve equipmenther related duties incidental to work described herein.

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Knowinking water.Perform fingersticks for blood glucose testing, with appropowledge of procedures andtechniques involved in administeri ngroutine aning change for wounds over 48 hours old,IV fluid assistance activities,nts, set up and feed patients as necessary,provide patients w ith freshdrred.Obtain and record patient data for medical records noting and informs hospital locations may be requiredAbility to understand and follow orag and the ability to transport stretcher and wheelchairpatien ts tovarioul and written instructionsAbility to document and communicate pertinentes and special procedures thatareapplicable to work performed Working knd special treatments to patientsWorking knowledge of sanitatio n, personad supplies for specific procedures andprovide manualassistance as requiledge,Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of sterile techniqul hygiene and basic health andsafety precautions applicable to w orkin ahospitalWorking knowledge of the organization and physical layout of thehospitalWorking knowledge of infection control procedures and saf ety precautionsAbility to withstand prolonged standing and walking.Heavy liftininformation using computerand/or paper documentation toolsAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships withpatients a nd hospital staffWorking knowledge ofprinciples and practices of providi ng non-professional bedside