Nursing Assistant

Summary:

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.

DEFINTION:

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.

Responsibilities:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace Brown University Health's
mission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role model
Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as
this guides our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Duties of Nursing Assistants

Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set
priorities. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, performs:

1. Personal
Care Skills

2. Basic
Nursing Assistant Skills: As outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Health
Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation.

3. Rehabilitation
Skills: Assists therapists and assistants in treatment when necessary, including positioning, mobilizing, and exercising patients, and with group programs.  Performs daily activities of living, ambulates patient as appropriate.

Transports patients and records to and from treatment areas, exercising care in the handling of patients.

4. Maintenance
of Safe Environment: Reports unsafe conditions/situations to Registered Nurse,
manager, or supervisor; reports equipment in need of repair and removes from
service.

5. Recognition
of and Reporting Signs and Symptoms: Communicates all pertinent patient
observations to the Registered Nurse.

6. 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.

Other information:

Obtains initial certification and annual re-certification in system/facility approved de-escalation and restraint course for behavioral health and emergency departments with no restrictions, active BLS, and training in safe patient handling. Must be able to perform physical aspects of the position which may include lifting, turning, and physical care/movement of patients from a sitting, standing or kneeling position per facility guidelines.

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 Provider
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes,
human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care
process.

EXPERIENCE:

One-year experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:

Works in healthcare environments such as acute care
hospitals, physiciansa 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.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity 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. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Newport Hospital, USA:RI:Newport

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 3

Union: Non-Union