Nursing Assistant Trainee

Beth-Israel-Lahey-Health; Jabez Corner (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is hiring for the Nursing Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program. The role includes admission/transfer/discharge support, patient room readiness, and helping with meals and daily living activities in a busy acute care unit.

Successful candidates will enter the Apprenticeship program, with on-the-job training and classroom curriculum. Completion within 6 months leads to CNA, Grade 8, with a pay range observed under the collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• American Heart Association BLS certification required within 2 weeks of hire.
• Must be able to read, write, and follow written and oral directions in English.
• Must be 18 years old.

Responsibilities

• Admission/Transfer/Discharge functions and prepare patient rooms.
• Assist with daily living activities and provide personal nursing care.
• Respond to call bells and alert nursing staff to abnormal findings.
• Document care activities in the Electronic Medical Record.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

American Heart Association BLS certification

Job description

Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

36/D/E, 7a-7:30p, rotating weekends and holidays

Duties / Responsibilities

Admission/Transfer/Discharge Functions. Ready patients' room, greet and escort patient to their room, inventory possessions, assist with packing personal possessions.

Food Service Functions. Prepare patients for meals, serve food trays and snacks, assist with feeding as needed, record food/fluid intake, keep water pitchers filled, assist with after meal care.

Personnel Functions. Perform all tasks in accordance with policies/procedures, report all complaints/grievances made by the patient.

Personal Nursing Care Functions. Assist/provide patients with activities of daily living such as oral hygiene, bath functions, dressing/undressing, bowel/bladder functions, transporting, obtaining blood sugar levels, and vital signs in a manner that promotes and maintains patient's dignity.

Provide all functions as delegated by Registered Nursing Staff.

Ensure patient room is ready for expected admission, i.e., name tags, admission kit, etc.

Conduct purposeful Rounding using the TLC model.

Respond to call bells in a timely manner.

Alert nursing staff to abnormal findings during the execution of patient care duties.

Stocking patient care areas with supplies needed for patient care.

Updating white board with appropriate information regarding personnel and daily activities.

Help to maintain a safe patient environment free of tripping hazards.

Provide constant observation as a safety sitter to patients once trained.

Comply will all mandatory education as assigned.

Accurately document all relevant patient care activities in the Electronic Medical Record.

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Education / Registration / Certification Required

High School graduate or equivalency or current enrollment in a co-op program required.

American Heart Association BLS certification required within 2 weeks of hire.

Must be able to read, write, and follow written and oral directions in English at the 12th grade level.

Excellent organizational skills and work pace consistent with working in a busy, acute care unit.

Must be 18 years old.

Upon completion of the Nursing Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program, the incumbent will transfer into CNA, Grade 8 position.

The Nursing Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program

• Includes classroom curriculum with an accredited Nursing Assistant Program
• Includes on-the-job training
• Must successfully complete Program within 6 months of hire into Trainee position

Physical/Environmental Requirements

This job requires frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking and lifting over 10 lbs. There will be occasional need for climbing stairs, lifting in excess of 50 - 100 lbs and sitting. Constant use of hearing, sight and speech. Frequent use of smell and touch. Frequent keyboard and telephone use. Constant concentration and problem solving.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $17.69 - $29.77

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled