Certified Nursing Assistant, Float Pool

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group—is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in important discussions about health and end-of-life wishes. CNE is helping transform the future of health care and serves as a leading voice in ensuring the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide general patient care and perform routine treatments and procedures as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Assist with personal hygiene to promote patient’s comfort and well-being.
• Check and record intake and output as ordered.
• Take and record patient’s vital signs and other measurements as indicated.
• Give enemas, reinforce simple non-sterile dressings, apply binders, collect specimens, apply heat or cold devices, and perform other routine tasks.
• Assist the RN in caring for seriously ill patients or in complicated treatments or procedures.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment with well-stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Maintain patient’s medical records in an orderly manner and document all care provided and significant information legibly, accurately, and completely.
• Observe assigned patients and report any patient care problem, change in patient condition, or unexpected occurrences to RN/Team Leader.
• Maintain current knowledge of specialty by attending seminars and in-services.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Vocational/Technical training and more than six months of job-related experience or equivalent.
• RI State Nursing Assistant license is required.