ED Nursing Assistant

Brown Medicine

Rhode Island

On-site

USD 37,000 - 54,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Brown Medicine is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care from admission to discharge under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will assist with personal care, basic nursing tasks, and daily living activities while maintaining safety and reporting changes to the care team.

This role requires a Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license, BLS certification, and strong communication skills; experience preferred.

Qualifications

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.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, perform: Personal Care Skills and Basic Nursing Assistant Skills.
Maintain a Safe Environment by reporting unsafe conditions or equipment in need of repair.
Communicate all pertinent patient observations to the Registered Nurse.
Maintain documentation in the EHR and care records and participate in emergency/code situations.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Rhode Island license as Nursing Assistant

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certification (American Heart Association Healthcare Provider)

Job description

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 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

Responsibilities

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace Brown University Health's mission of Delivering Health with Care and successfully role model Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence , as this guides our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

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 activities of daily living.
Ambulates patients as appropriate.

Maintenance of a Safe Environment

Reports unsafe conditions or situations to the Registered Nurse, manager, or supervisor.
Reports equipment in need of repair and removes it from service.

Recognition and Reporting of 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 flow sheet, and clinical data records.
Demonstrates the ability to perform responsibilities in emergency/code situations.
May function as a patient observer.

Additional Duties

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.
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.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Pay Range:

$18.00-$25.82

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:

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

Work Type:

3p-1130p, every other weekend, every other holiday

Work Shift:

Evening

Daily Hours:** **

8 hours

Driving Required:

Brown Medicine

One of the largest nonprofit, academic, multi-specialty medical groups in RI.

Brown Medicine is a nonprofit medical group practice in Rhode Island, featuring over 200 physicians providing primary and specialty care within a coordinated healthcare network.

Medical Practices Hospitals and Health Care

Company size 201–500 employees

Company type Nonprofit Founded 1995

Total funding 0

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