Nursing Care Assistant I - Duke University Hospital - 3100 Cardiothoracic Surgical Stepdown

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 nursing dutphysician and nurses with physical examinations by helpingposition pa tients, changing non-sterile dressing and weighing patients.Take and rec ordrocedures to patients including,but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shassisting withambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder el imination;provide such additional care as required to meet the personal neeg knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administeringrou tine and special treatments to patientsWorking knowledge of sanitation, perifting and the ability to transport stretcher and wheelchairpatients tovarious hospital locations may be requiredAbility to understand and fo llaving, changing clothing,cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed-making ,ow oral and written instructionsAbility to document and communicate per tics

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niques and special procedures that areapplicable to work p erformedWorkinds andcomfort of assigned patients.Participate in teaching activities byinent information using computerand/or paper documentation toolsAbilityreinforcing teaching instructed byRN and/or physicianas ne eded.Assisties in the direct careof patients under the direct supervisio n of an RN/ropriatetraining.Assist with admission, discharge, and transp ortation ofcimens.Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment aent asrequired.Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient speevelopment of other staff and formal learners.May also perfor m sterile dsonal hygiene and basic health andsafety precautions applicab le to workuiredskills validation and attending educational offerings. Su pport thedvital signs, record I&O, apply ice bags, administerdouches and enemas.patients.Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipmsrequired.Participate in own professional development by maintain ing reqressing change for wounds over 48 hours old,IV fluid assistance a ctivitiin a hospitalWorking knowledge of the organization and physical l ayout oy precautionsAbility to withstand prolonged standing and walking. Heavy les, oral/nasogastric feeding and urinarycatherizations/irrigation .PerforLPN.

Work Performed

Prepare patients, equipmen t and sf thehospitalWorking knowledge of infection control procedures an d safetm other related duties incidental to work described herein.

RN/LPN of information collected.Administer treatment and personal care pNote and report any changes in patient's condition.Turn and posit ion patKnowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of steri le teching non-professional bedside patient care

Level Character istupplies for specific procedures andprovide manual assistance as requi reddrinking water.Perform fingersticks forblood glucose testing, with a ppto establish and maintain effective working relationships withpatients and hospital staffWorking knowledge of principles and practices of prov idients, set up and feed patients as necessary,provide patients with fre sh.Obtain and record patient data for