Nurse Technician, Intermediate Care

Overview

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 in a collaborative and dynamic academic learning healthcare environment! Perform patient care, nursing tasks, and clerical duties. Act as a unit receptionist and provide information to patients, families, visitors, and staff. Assist the Licensed Nurse as needed.

Position Highlights:

• Sign-On Bonus: $1,500 incentive, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements! Click here to learn more.
• Shift Schedule: Full-time, Nights - Rotating 3 12s/2 12s - 60 hours biweekly
• Department: Intermediate Care/SICU
• Location: High Point Medical Center – High Point, NC

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work. 
• Generous PTO: Accrue up to 200 hours/year starting, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a Bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and four weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. 
• Retirement: Secure your financial future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of a North Carolina State Approved Nurse Aide I course 
• BLS certification

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Provide direct patient care, maintain a safe environment, and assist with activities of daily living.
• Communication: Relay messages, answer phones, and maintain records.
• Patient Information & Documentation: Record vital signs, fluid intake/output, and patient data. Collect specimens.
• Patient Dietary Assistance: Prepare, assist, and document patient meals.
• Patient Transfer/Discharge: Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges. Provide patient mobility support.
• Patient Environment: Maintain unit cleanliness, manage supplies and equipment, and inspect patient charts.
• Patient Records: Update, assemble, and maintain patient charts. Assist with record requests.
• Call Lights: Respond to call lights promptly.
• Phone Etiquette: Answer phones professionally and direct physician calls to nurses.
• Customer Focus: Provide excellent customer service, greet visitors, and assist with patient needs.
• Supplies & Equipment: Assess unit supply needs, maintain inventory, and deliver requisitions and specimens.
• Teamwork & Support: Assist with patient care procedures, orientation, and unit coordination.
• Meetings & Updates: Attend unit meetings and continuing education programs.
• Professionalism: Maintain a professional demeanor and adhere to department rules and standards.
• Other Duties: Perform assigned tasks as directed by management.