Vanderbilt Rehab Unit Position Nursing Assistant

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.

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. The assistant holds a license as a nursing assistant issued by the Department of Health.

Brown University Health employees are expected to role‐model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Core success factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences;
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

• Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
• Perform Personal Care Skills.
• Perform Basic Nursing Assistant Skills as outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.
• Perform Rehabilitation
  
  Skills:
  
  daily activities of living, ambulate patient as appropriate.
• Maintain Safe Environment: report unsafe conditions and equipment in need of repair; remove defective equipment from service.
• Recognize and report signs and symptoms: communicate all pertinent patient observations to the Registered Nurse.
• Maintain quality assurance and infection control in accordance with hospital and department policies; accurately document data in the EHR, patient care flowsheet, and clinical data records; demonstrate capability in emergency/code situations.
• May function as a patient observer.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Current Rhode Island license as a Nursing Assistant.
• High school graduate or equivalent (preferred).
• Ability to perform basic computer skills.
• Certified in American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, considering aging processes, developmental stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

One‑year experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.

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.

Works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse within the scope of hospital and department policies and the Rhode Island Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation. Refers specific, complex problems to supervisor when clarification of department policies and procedures may be required.

None.

USD $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.

Newport Hospital – 11 Friendship Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840.

7 am – 7:30 pm, three days a week, every other weekend, every other holiday.

Day.

12 hours.

No.