Nursing Assistant PT Days
About the role
Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, you perform basic patient care activities in providing for the personal needs, comfort, and safety of patients.
Responsibilities
- Cares for patients as delegated by the registered nurse and completes all aspects of activities of daily living for assigned patients.
- Vital Signs: Takes and records vital signs, height, weight, and oxygen saturation. Reports all unusual observations or reactions to the assigned nurse or charge nurse.
- Intake and Output: Collects various specimens for analysis and measures and records intake and output.
- Activities of Daily Living: Provides patients with personal care and assists with activities of daily living.
- Clinical Procedures: Performs basic clinical procedures independently or under direct supervision of a nurse.
- Nutrition: Assists with patient nutritional needs, including ordering room service, setting up meal trays, and feeding patients as required.
- Safety: Supports a culture of safety and carries out safety interventions for all patients.
- Infection Control: Adheres to all applicable infection control policies and procedures.
- Sitter: Assists as a patient safety attendant after completion of required competency.
- Orientation: Assists with orientation of new Nursing Assistant colleagues.
- Performs additional unit-based activities as assigned.
Organizational Requirements
- Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles, Mission Statement, and Goals into daily activities.
- Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.
- Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Clinic.
- Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
- Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards.
- Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
- Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.
- Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.
Requirements
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Licensure, Certification, Registration: Basic Life Support (BLS) required. New hires/transfers will have 30 days to obtain BLS certification.
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Basic ability to read, write, and perform basic four-function math.
- Ability to learn medical terminology, basic personal computer skills, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience: None required.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $26.92 per hour. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices.
Additional Information
As a health care organization, Beth Israel Lahey Health requires all staff to be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.