CNA I Second Medical
- BLS
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open certified nursing assistant jobs in North Carolina post a median of $17.64 an hour, the middle half $16.50–$19.50, across 502 jobs that state their pay. Certified nursing assistants employed in North Carolina earn a median of $18.49 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
Carteret Health Care in Morehead City reported 53 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 2,688,665 hours worked: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 4.0 per 100 full-time workers. 4 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Carteret General Hospital
Medicare gives Carteret General Hospital 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; North Carolina's hospitals average 3.3). 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · North Carolina hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Carteret General Hospital's report to Medicare, its nursing aide hours averaged $17.38 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $22.73 an hour across North Carolina's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What North Carolina hospitals pay nurses.
What North Carolina requires of a certified nursing assistant
Nurse Aide I on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry, from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation (Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section).
- Exam: State-approved Nurse Aide I competency exam; applications and scheduling go through Credentia (per the registry page).
- Staying active: Listing lasts 24 months; renew with at least 8 hours of paid, RN-supervised nursing or nursing-related work in that period, reported on a renewal form signed by an RN.
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About the job
- JOB RELATIONSHIPS
- Clinical Nurse Director and/or Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse
- DEFINITION OF POSITION
- The Certified Nurse Aide I is responsible for administering direct patient care in a courteous, caring manner, and performing any other duties deemed necessary to ensure optimal patient care, under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse. The Certified Nurse Aide I interacts with unit staff members, patients, patient's family members, and other departments to ensure the comfort and safety for all patients on the unit.
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional
- High school education or equivalent.
- Registration with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation, Healthcare Personnel Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
- Current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification.
From Carteret Health Care's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Carteret Health Care hires nurses, nursing assistants and surgical techs in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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