Lifespan
Nursing Assistant
Lifespan, Providence, Rhode Island, us, 02912
Summary:
SUMMARY:Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and withinhospital and department policies and procedures assists in caring for patientsand/or families from admission to discharge.DEFINTION:A nursing assistant is a paraprofessional trained to providepersonal care and related health care and assistance to individuals who aresick disabled or infirm and who are residents of or receiving services fromhealth care facilities or agencies licensed by the state and holds a license asa nursing assistant issued by the Department of Health.Responsibilities:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Lifespan employees are expected to embrace Lifespan'smission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role modelLifespan's values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence asthis guides our everyday actions with patients customers and one another.Duties of Nursing AssistantsCollaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and setpriorities. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse performs:1. PersonalCare Skills2. BasicNursing Assistant Skills: As outlined by the Rhode Island Department of HealthProfessional Licensing and Facility Regulation.3. RehabilitationSkills: Performs daily activities of living ambulates patient as appropriate4. Maintenanceof Safe Environment: Reports unsafe conditions/situations to Registered Nursemanager or supervisor; reports equipment in need of repair and removes fromservice.5. Recognitionof and Reporting Signs and Symptoms: Communicates all pertinent patientobservations to the Registered Nurse.6. Safety:Maintains quality assurance and infection control in accordance withestablished hospital and department policies procedures and objectives.Accurately documents data in the EHR patient care flowsheet clinical datarecords; demonstrates ability to perform responsibilities in emergency/codesituations. May function as a patient observer.Performs other related duties as required.Other information:
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 ProviderBasic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide careto patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processeshuman development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the careprocess.EXPERIENCE:One-year experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:Works in healthcare environments such as acute carehospitals physicians* offices and ancillary health care enterprises.Prolonged sitting standing and walking. Repeated bending squatting andstooping. May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment.INDEPENDENT ACTION:Works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse withinthe scope of hospital and department policies and practices and the RhodeIsland Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.Refers specific complex problems to supervisor whereclarification of department policies and procedures may be required.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:None.Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.Location: The Miriam Hospital USA:RI:ProvidenceWork Type: Part TimeShift: Shift 3Union: Non-UnionApply
SUMMARY:Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and withinhospital and department policies and procedures assists in caring for patientsand/or families from admission to discharge.DEFINTION:A nursing assistant is a paraprofessional trained to providepersonal care and related health care and assistance to individuals who aresick disabled or infirm and who are residents of or receiving services fromhealth care facilities or agencies licensed by the state and holds a license asa nursing assistant issued by the Department of Health.Responsibilities:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Lifespan employees are expected to embrace Lifespan'smission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role modelLifespan's values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence asthis guides our everyday actions with patients customers and one another.Duties of Nursing AssistantsCollaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and setpriorities. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse performs:1. PersonalCare Skills2. BasicNursing Assistant Skills: As outlined by the Rhode Island Department of HealthProfessional Licensing and Facility Regulation.3. RehabilitationSkills: Performs daily activities of living ambulates patient as appropriate4. Maintenanceof Safe Environment: Reports unsafe conditions/situations to Registered Nursemanager or supervisor; reports equipment in need of repair and removes fromservice.5. Recognitionof and Reporting Signs and Symptoms: Communicates all pertinent patientobservations to the Registered Nurse.6. Safety:Maintains quality assurance and infection control in accordance withestablished hospital and department policies procedures and objectives.Accurately documents data in the EHR patient care flowsheet clinical datarecords; demonstrates ability to perform responsibilities in emergency/codesituations. May function as a patient observer.Performs other related duties as required.Other information:
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 ProviderBasic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide careto patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processeshuman development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the careprocess.EXPERIENCE:One-year experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:Works in healthcare environments such as acute carehospitals physicians* offices and ancillary health care enterprises.Prolonged sitting standing and walking. Repeated bending squatting andstooping. May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment.INDEPENDENT ACTION:Works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse withinthe scope of hospital and department policies and practices and the RhodeIsland Department of Health Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.Refers specific complex problems to supervisor whereclarification of department policies and procedures may be required.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:None.Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.Location: The Miriam Hospital USA:RI:ProvidenceWork Type: Part TimeShift: Shift 3Union: Non-UnionApply