Nursing Assistant PD - Community Services

Lifespan; Providence (RI); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Per diem shifts

Résumé du poste

Brown University Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant for per diem shifts at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. Under RN supervision, you will provide essential patient care from admission to discharge, following hospital policies and Rhode Island licensing rules.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, reporting observations, maintaining safety, and documenting in the EHR. Requires RI Nursing Assistant license within 15 days of hire and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Must obtain Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license within 15 days of hire.
• Hands-on patient contact must be supervised by a licensed RN.
• Current Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to perform basic computer skills.
• Certified in American Heart Association BLS.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with RN to organize work and set priorities.
• Perform personal care and basic nursing assistant tasks as outlined by RI regulations.
• Assist with rehabilitation activities and activities of daily living.
• Maintain safe environment and report unsafe conditions or equipment issues.
• Communicate patient observations to the RN promptly.
• Follow infection control and documentation procedures; may serve as a patient observer.

Connaissances

Nursing Assistant license

BLS Certification

Rhode Island license

Description du poste

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.

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 and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• 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. Accurately documents data in the EHR, patient care flowsheet, 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: NA candidate must obtain professional license within 15 days of hire. Any hand-on patient contact must be supervised by a licensed RN professional. 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.

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 supervisor where clarification of department policies and procedures may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

Pay Range: $18.00-$25.82

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: per diem, as needed, Sun-Sat

Work Shift: Day

Daily Hours: Per Diem - As required

Driving Required: Yes