Five 8 hour shifts per week
Standard shift 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Rotating weekends and holidays per department rotation
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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.
Duke Nursing Highlights:
Project Sunshine is a structured therapeutic mobility and engagement program that supports long stay and high risk patients across inpatient units. These patients may experience cognitive impairment, behavioral disturbance, or complex medical conditions that increase the risk for agitation, isolation, and prolonged hospitalization. Through supervised outdoor time, mobility activities, and meaningful human interaction, the program supports patient comfort, engagement, and a calming care environment.
The position is managed within Inpatient Nursing Operations and works collaboratively with nursing and behavioral health staff to support patient safety, comfort, and well being. Nursing Care Assistants assigned to support Project Sunshine work across multiple inpatient units. The program operates seven days per week and relies on consistent staffing to safely support patients who benefit from therapeutic mobility and engagement.
The Nursing Care Assistant I is a patient care support partner with the Registered Nurse and or Licensed Practical Nurse and performs work as delegated. In this assignment, the Nursing Care Assistant I supports Project Sunshine activities by assisting with patient mobility, transport, and engagement, including walking, wheelchair assisted outings, and bed based transport to approved indoor and outdoor locations. The Nursing Care Assistant I provides direct patient care, supports patient comfort and safety, and documents care appropriately in the electronic health record or approved tracking tools.
Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.
Working knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene and basic health and safety precautions applicable to work in a hospital.
Working knowledge of the organization and physical layout of the hospital.
Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking. This position is very active and requires standing, walking,bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 35 pounds with assistance or appropriate lift equipment.
Ability to understand and follow oral and writteninstructions.
Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and hospital staff.
Working knowledge of principles and practices of providing non- professional bedside patient care.
Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing may be required.
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Currently listed as a Nursing Assistant I (NA I) with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property. BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation, which typically takes place during the first week of employment.
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