Nursing Assistant Intermediate Surgical Care

RIH Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teamsters Union

Job summary

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, from admission to discharge. The role requires collaboration with nursing staff, adherence to policies, and accurate documentation in the EHR.

The position emphasizes patient safety, basic care skills, and participation in emergency situations. Requirements include RI NA license, BLS certification, a high school diploma or equivalent, and basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• Current Rhode Island license as a Nursing Assistant (NA).
• 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 to provide care to patients across the lifespan with attention to aging and development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
• Personal Care Skills.
• Basic Nursing Assistant Skills per RI DoH requirements.
• Rehabilitation Skills: assist with daily living activities and ambulation as appropriate.
• Maintain Safe Environment: report unsafe conditions and equipment issues; ensure infection control.
• Documents data in the EHR and patient care records; participate in emergency/code situations.
• May function as a patient observer.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Rhode Island Nursing Assistant License

High School Diploma or equivalent

American Heart Association BLS Certification

Job description

SUMMARY:

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.

DEFINTION:

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.

1. Personal Care Skills.


2. Basic Nursing Assistant Skills: As outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.


3. Rehabilitation Skills: Performs daily activities of living, ambulates patient as appropriate.


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


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


6. Safety: Maintains quality assurance and infection control, in accordance with established hospital and department policies, procedures and objectives.


7. Accurately documents data in the EHR, patient care flowsheet, clinical data records; demonstrates ability to perform responsibilities in emergency/code situations.


8. May function as a patient observer.


9. Performs other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Rhode Island license as a Nursing Assistant.


• High school graduate or its 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 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.

Pay Range: $23.20-$23.66

COMPANY INFORMATION:

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: Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type: 0700-1930 every other weekend/every other holiday

Work Shift: Day

Driving Required: No

Union: International Brotherhood Teamsters

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi‑specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well‑being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

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