DescriptionJob Summary
The Nurse Aide I 4 assists in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. Assists in maintaining a clean safe patient environment and performs job responsibilities in a safe manner. Maintains clinical and professional competencies as appropriate to the needs of the patient population served.
Essential Functions
- Supports patients/residents with activities of dailyliving.
- Assists patients/residents with personalhygiene.
- Takes vital signs and height and weightmeasurements.
- Feeds and ambulates patients/residents according to specificprocedures.
- Maintains patient/residents rooms in a clean and orderlycondition.
- Observes and reports changes in patient/residentconditions.
- Orients patients/families to unit and instructs patient on safetymeasures.
- Assists with clerical work such as including answering phones entering data andmaintaining medicalrecords.
- Maintains stock supply items in inventorymanagement.
- Performs duties as outlined in the scope of Nurse Aide I (per North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Aide I TasksList).
- Perform technical tasks with appropriate training such as administering a 12Lead Electrocardiogram test and routinevenipuncture.
- Trained in the following additional tasks as outlined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) Nurse Aide I4 process:
- Nutrition Activities
- Oxygen Therapy
- Peripheral IV Fluids
- Urinary Catheter
- Sterile Technique (*Additional requirement per NCBON for Peripheral IV and Urinary Catheter skills)
Physical Requirements
Work requires walking standing sitting lifting reaching bending stretching stooping pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients medical equipment and supplies. Must speak and understand English in good understandable terms. Must have manual and finger dexterity. Physical abilities testing required.
Education Experience and Certifications
- High School Diploma or GED required for new hires on or after 7/22/2018.
- Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support HealthCare Provider certification.
- Nurse Aide I4 Course required: Elearning and instructorled skills practice.
- Required observation activities.
- Must be validated twice by an RN on each skill before they can perform independently.