Job Summary:

Assist clinical staff in providing basic nursing care to patients. Ensure the highest standards of age/developmental specific care. Join our team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and make a significant impact on patient care while advancing your career as a Nurse Assistant (Variable) in a collaborative and dynamic academic learning healthcare environment! 

Position Highlights:

• Shift Schedule: PRN Variable
• Department: New Garden Urgent Care
• Location: Greensboro

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified Nurse Aide I (CNA I) in North Carolina.
• Minimum of two years' CNA I experience preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) may be required in select areas within one year.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Assistance: Aid medical staff in patient preparation, examinations, and procedures.
• Nursing Support: Implement the nursing process by providing direct patient care under RN or LPN guidance.
• Room Preparation: Set up, clean, and restock examination rooms, prepare equipment, and maintain treatment areas.
• Communication: Ensure complete, accurate, and timely patient information exchange.
• Specimen Collection: Collect and process specimens for diagnostic testing.
• Medical Record: Document patient care according to medical center policy.
• Point of Care Testing: Perform and maintain competency for point-of-care testing, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• Effective Communication: Communicate effectively with the healthcare team, colleagues, patients, and families.
• Personal Responsibility: Take personal responsibility and initiative for performance and professional growth.
• Age-Specific Care: Provide age/developmental appropriate patient care.
• Infection Control: Comply with infection prevention policies and handle infectious materials appropriately.
• Mission Alignment: Follow the medical center's mission, vision, and values.
• Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

1. Strong oral and written communication skills.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills.
3. Basic computer skills.
4. Ability to adapt to workload changes and manage competing demands.

Work Environment:

• Typical clinical setting.
• Interaction with patients, families, visitors, co-workers, and medical staff.
• Exposure to various medical situations.
• Occasional exposure to radiation hazards and cleaning agents/chemicals.
• May involve irregular hours and the use of personal protective equipment.