Job Description

: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 (PRN) in a collaborative and dynamic academic learning healthcare environment!Position Highlights:

• Shift Schedule: Days 7a-7p
• Department: Med-Surg Unit A
• Location: Lexington Medical Center

What We Offer:

• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,350 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• 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.
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Retirement: Secure your future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions, ensuring financial peace of mind.

What You'll Need:

• High School Diploma or GED General Studies
• Successful completion of a North Carolina Board of Nursing Aide I approved training program/competency evaluation
• Nurse Aide I Registration Division of Facility Services Nurse Aide I Registry
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Preferred: Prior experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer clerical tasks for patient admissions and medical records.
• Ensure confidential, accurate, and timely patient information sharing.
• Manage incoming calls and message transmission.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with the team, patients, and family.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment following procedures.
• Work efficiently and handle stress calmly.
• Perform NA1+4 skills as per facility guidelines.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene and daily activities under RN supervision.
• Complete assigned unit duties and support co-workers when possible.
• Provide age-appropriate patient care per guidelines.

Physical and Behavioral Requirements:

• Lift, carry, and push heavy objects.
• Perform bending, squatting, and standing tasks.
• Use visual acuity for reading and documentation.
• Maintain a sense of smell for safety.
• Utilize a sense of touch to evaluate vital signs.
• Communicate effectively verbally and audibly.

About Us:Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.About the Team:Mission, Vision and Culture CommitmentsMissionTo improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.VisionTo be the first and best choice for care.Culture CommitmentsWe create a space where all BelongWe Work as One to make great things happenWe earn Trust in all we doWe Innovate to better the now and create the futureWe drive for Excellence - always

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