Nursing Assistant

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Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and following hospital and department policies, a Nursing Assistant assists in caring for patients and families from admission to discharge. Responsibilities include providing personal care, basic nursing, rehabilitation, and maintaining a safe environment.

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus
• 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.
• Perform Rehabilitation
  
  Skills:
  
  assist with activities of daily living, ambulates patients as appropriate.
• Maintain a Safe Environment: report unsafe conditions, equipment issues to RN, manager, or supervisor.
• Recognize and report signs and symptoms: communicate observations to RN.
• Support Safety: maintain quality assurance and infection control per hospital policies and procedures.
• Accurately document data in the EHR, patient care flowsheet, and clinical data records; demonstrate ability to perform responsibilities 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.
• Basic computer skills.
• Certified in American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Knowledge and skills to provide care to patients throughout the life span, considering aging processes, developmental stages, and cultural patterns.
• One-year experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.

Works in 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; refers complex problems to supervisor when clarification of policies or procedures is required.

$17.00–$25.31

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

The Miriam Hospital – 164 Summit Ave, Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Part‑time (20 hours), 11 p‑7 30 a eow and eoh (night)

8 hours

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