Licensed NURSE Assistant - Progressive Care Unit - Per Diem

Job Type

Part‑time

• Job Title: Licensed Nursing Assistant
• Job Code: 184
• Hours: Varies
• Weekend
  
  Schedule:
  
  Per the per diem requirement
• Holiday
  
  Schedule:
  
  Per the per diem requirement
• Call
  
  Schedule:
  
  N/A
• FLSA Status: Non‑exempt
• Department Name: Progressive Care Unit
• Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

The Licensed Nurse Assistant is primarily responsible for the completion of patient care that has been assigned by the Registered Nurse. The LNA directly assists with providing care to meet patient hygiene needs, takes and records vital signs and weights, assists with transfers, ambulation and transportation, assists with food trays/nourishments, feeds patients and records intake & output, answers call lights and telephone, performs clerical tasks, assists with organizing supplies, applies/uses specified patient care equipment, and maintains a safe environment while performing care.

The LNA performs other non‑nursing tasks as assigned.

The Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is an acuity adjustable unit providing care to a diverse patient population requiring medical‑surgical and telemetry levels of care. In addition, we see higher level of care patients, including but not limited to those on BiPap, titratable drips, or with hemodynamic instability requiring more frequent interventions and monitoring. The PCU is a 24/7/365 service with 25 beds.

The team includes hospital medicine, care management, physical therapy and respiratory collaborating together to provide the best patient care possible.

• High school graduate or equivalent. CPR certified.

• Previous LNA experience preferred.

• Current Vermont Nursing Assistant licensure.

• Requires eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Normal or corrected vision/hearing.
• Lifting and/or moving patients from one point to another.
• Requires ability to work in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with patients, families and public experiencing stressful situations.
• Ability to perform keyboarding functions.

• Potential exposure to hazardous material, body fluids, blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases.

OSHA Category I - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced with blood borne pathogens standards.

• Standing – Up to 1/3
• Walking – Up to 1/3
• Sitting – 2/3 or more
• Talking or Hearing – 2/3 or more
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel – Up to 1/3
• Pushing/Pulling – None
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling – None
• Reaching with hands and arms – Up to 1/3
• Tasting or smelling – None
• Weight lifting:
  Up to 10 pounds – 2/3 or more
• Up to 25 pounds – 1/3 to 1/2
• Up to 35 pounds – Up to 1/3
• Up to 100 pounds – None
• More than 100 pounds – None
• Special vision requirements:
  Close vision (20 inches or less), color vision, ability to adjust focus.

• Wet, humid conditions (non‑weather) – None
• Work near moving mechanical parts – Up to 1/3
• Fumes or airborne particles – Up to 1/3
• Toxic or caustic chemicals – Up to 1/3
• Outdoor weather conditions – None
• Extreme cold (non‑weather) – None
• Extreme heat (non‑weather) – None
• Risk of electrical shock – None
• Work with explosives – None
• Risk of radiation – None
• Vibration – None

• Very Quiet
• Quiet
• Moderate Noise
• Loud Noise

• Ability to hear calls.
• Ability to hear instructions from physician/department staff/others.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and strictly prohibits any type of harassment or discrimination in regard to race, religion, age, color,…