Nursing Assistant JBN

Position: Nursing Assistant JB2N Days

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.

Values & Success Factors

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. In addition, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
• 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 and 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

• 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 lifespan, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• 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

$22.52-$22.52

Equal Opportunity

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

Rhode Island Hospital – 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

7am-7pm, every other weekend/holiday

Work Shift

Day

Driving Required

No

Union

International Brotherhood Teamsters

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