Certified Nursing Assistant

Care New England; Warwick; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Nursing Assistant to provide essential patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, monitoring vital signs, and maintaining orderly medical records. The ideal candidate will have vocational/technical training and a valid RI State Nursing Assistant license. Join a dedicated team focused on patient comfort and safety in a supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Vocational/Technical training and more than six months of job-related experience.
• Must possess a RI State Nursing Assistant license.

Responsibilities

• Provide general patient care and perform routine treatments under RN direction.
• Assist with hygiene and comfort of patients.
• Monitor and record vital signs and patient intake/output.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Assisting Registered Nurse

Medical record maintenance

Education

Vocational/Technical training

RI State Nursing Assistant license

Job description

Primary Function

Responsible for performing various patient care activities and related non-professional services to care for the personal needs and comfort of patients. Work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse and observe all hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide general patient care and perform routine treatments and procedures as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Assist with personal hygiene to promote patient’s comfort and well being.
• Check and record intake and output as ordered.
• Take and record patient’s vital signs and other measurements as indicated.
• Give enemas, reinforce simple non-sterile dressings, apply binders, collect specimens, apply heat or cold devices and perform other routine tasks.
• Assist the RN in caring for seriously ill patients or in complicated treatments or procedures.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment with well-stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Maintain patient’s medical records in an orderly manner and document all care provided and significant information, legibly, accurately and completely.
• Observe assigned patients and report any patient care problem, change in patient condition or unexpected occurrences to RN/Team Leader.
• Maintain current knowledge of specialty by attending seminars and inservices.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

Vocational/Technical training and more than six months job-related experience or equivalent.

RI State Nursing Assistant license is also required.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.