• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer application skills.
• BCLS certification. If the BLS is not from the American Heart Association (AHA), then AHA certification is due within three months of employment date.
• Either NA1 or NA2 (if NA2 must maintain valid NA1 listing)
  Nurse Aide I: Listed with the Nurse Aide Registry at the NC Division of Facility Services. 
  Nurse Aide II: Listed with the Nurse Aide Registry at the NC Division of Facility Services and the NC Board of Nursing. 

Additional Requirements by Practice Area

• ED: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification within six months of employment date
• Psychiatry: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification within three months of employment date and renewed at least bi-annually for the first year and annually thereafter.