LNA- Ray of Hope - DAYS

Galesburg Cottage Hospital; Haverhill (NH); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cottage Hospital in New Hampshire seeks a compassionate Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) to join the Ray of Hope unit, a 10-bed inpatient program serving older adults 65+ with mental health needs. You will support nurses, assist with daily living activities, and help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients from across the region.

As part of a close-knit team, you will participate in admissions/discharges, monitor vital signs, and contribute to psychoeducational groups while

Qualifikationen

• Compassionate, patient-centered care experience preferred.
• Strong communication with patients, families, and the care team.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a geriatric psychiatry unit.

Aufgaben

• Provides supportive care for activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Monitors vital signs and assists with basic medical tasks.
• Documents patient information and communicates with the care team.
• Assists in admissions, discharges, and patient room preparation.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and therapeutic unit environment.
• Responds to emergencies and floats to other units as needed.

Kenntnisse

Compassionate care

Team communication

Ausbildung

LNA License

Basic Life Support

Jobbeschreibung

At Cottage Hospital, you can learn, grow, and give back while making a meaningful difference.

We’re seeking a compassionate LNA to join Ray of Hope, our 10-bed inpatient unit serving adults 65+ experiencing mental health challenges. As part of this close-knit team, you’ll provide hands‑on care and help create a safe, respectful, and therapeutic environment for patients from across the region.

If you’re looking for work that truly matters in a hospital recognized as a Best Place to Work — we’d love to hear from you!

JOB SUMMARY:

We need an LNA to join the Ray of Hope department. Ray of Hope is a 10-bed voluntary short stay inpatient unit for older adults (65 years old and up) struggling with mental health concerns. Designed and staffed to treat the needs associated with aging in a caring and sensitive environment, this unit is a 'referral in' center for New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and beyond. As a LNA you will provide supportive care to patients and assists nurses in the provision of care.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides supportive care for patients in their activities of daily living. Activities include: AM/PM care, monitoring vital signs, feeding, toileting, bathing and dressing, changing bed linens, special observation monitoring and documentation and facilitating basic psychoeducational groups specific to the Geriatric psychiatry unit.
• Promptly and accurately communicates patient information to the appropriate team.
• Responds according to unit procedure in emergency situations. Floats to other units as necessary.
• Each shift, stocks patient bedside with required supplies, changes equipment as needed. Each shift, checks and changes needle/syringe containers as needed. Conducts unit safety rounding as assigned. Notifies appropriate department with a decreased par level as needed.
• Answers call bells or requests and refers the appropriate person to them.
• Safely transports patients to and from other departments and areas.
• Participates in the admission or discharge of patients. Escorts patients to hospital exit, removes supplies and equipment from patient room, prepares room for an admission.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment by cleaning and keeping neat the following areas: counters in all utility rooms and equipment, furniture, and toys.
• Completes other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

LNA License

Basic Life Support

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