Vanderbilt Rehab Unit Full-Time Night Shift Nursing Assistant

Lifespan; Newport (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifespan's Newport Hospital in Newport, RI is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care under RN supervision. Responsibilities include personal care, daily living activities, and reporting observations to the RN. Requires RI Nursing Assistant license and BLS, with shift timing noted below.

Work is 36 hours weekly on a night shift (7pm–7:30am); every other weekend and holiday. The role emphasizes compassionate, respectful care and safe, quality patient environments.

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 BLS.
• Demonstrates knowledge to care for patients throughout the life span.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
• Perform personal care skills.
• Provide basic nursing assistant tasks as defined by state licensing.
• Assist with rehabilitation activities and activities of daily living.
• Maintain a safe environment and report unsafe conditions or equipment issues.
• Document observations and care in the EHR and care flowsheet.
• Respond to emergencies and participate in patient observer duties as needed.

Skills

Rhode Island nursing assistant license

High school diploma

Basic computer skills

BLS certification

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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.

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.

EMPLOYEE VALUES

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.

CORE SUCCESS FACTORS

• Instill Trust and Value Differences


• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties of Nursing Assistants

• Collaborate with 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 daily activities of living, ambulates patient as appropriate


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


• Recognition of and Reporting 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 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

• 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

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

Newport Hospital - 11 Friendship Street Newport, Rhode Island 02840

WORK TYPE

36 hours weekly, 7pm-7:30am, every other weekend, every other holiday

WORK SHIFT

Night

DAILY HOURS

12 hours

DRIVING REQUIRED

No