Certified Nursing Assistant

Lifespan; Providence (RI); Vor Ort; USD 24.796 - 35.569; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Brown University Health seeks a Nursing Assistant to assist in patient care from admission to discharge. Under RN supervision, you perform personal care, daily living activities, and safety tasks while maintaining documentation in the EHR and providing compassionate care.

Role requires Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license and BLS certification. Responsibilities include collaborating with the nurse, reporting changes, and ensuring a safe care environment.

Qualifikationen

• Current Rhode Island license as a Nursing Assistant.
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Certified in American Heart Association BLS.
• Knowledge of life span care and cultural considerations.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with the RN to organize work and set priorities.
• Perform personal care and daily living activities under supervision.
• Maintain patient safety and infection control according to policies.
• Document data in EHR and care records; communicate observations to RN.
• Handle other duties as required by the unit.

Kenntnisse

Computer skills

BLS certification

Ausbildung

High school graduate or equivalent

Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and within hospital and department policies and procedures, assists in caring for patients and/or families from admission to discharge.

Definition: A Nursing Assistant is a paraprofessional trained to provide personal care and related health care and assistance to individuals who are sick, disabled, or infirm, and who are residents of or receiving services from health care facilities or agencies licensed by the state, and who holds a license as a Nursing Assistant issued by the Department of Health.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

Duties of Nursing Assistants

Collaborate with the Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, performs:

Personal Care Skills

Basic Nursing Assistant Skills, as outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.

Rehabilitation Skills: Performs daily activities of living and ambulates patients as appropriate.

Maintenance of a Safe Environment: Reports unsafe conditions/situations to the Registered Nurse, manager, or supervisor; reports equipment in need of repair and removes it from service.

Recognition of and Reporting Signs and Symptoms: Communicates all pertinent patient observations to the Registered Nurse.

Safety: Maintains quality assurance and infection control in accordance with established hospital and department policies, procedures, and objectives. Accurately documents data in the EHR, patient care flowsheet, and clinical data records; demonstrates ability to perform responsibilities in emergency/code situations. May function as a patient observer.

Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Basic Knowledge

• Current Rhode Island license as a Nursing Assistant.
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to perform basic computer skills.
• Certified in American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

Experience

• One year of experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.

Working Environment and Physical Conditions

Works in healthcare environments such as acute care hospitals, physicians' offices, and ancillary health care enterprises. Prolonged sitting, standing, and walking. Repeated bending, squatting, and stooping. May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment.

Independent Action

Works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse within the scope of hospital and department policies and practices and the Rhode Island Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.

Refers specific, complex problems to the supervisor where clarification of department policies and procedures may be required.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $18.00-$25.82

EEO

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Location: The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Work Type

Work Type: 12 hour shifts EOW/EOH

Work Shift

Work Shift: Day

Daily Hours

Daily Hours: 12 hours

Driving Required

Driving Required: No