Vanderbilt Rehab Unit Full Time Day Nursing Assistant
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. They hold a license as a nursing assistant issued by the Department of Health.
Company Culture
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. All employees are expected to demonstrate the Core Success Factors which guide their actions with patients, customers, and one another.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Registered Nurse to organize work and set priorities.
- Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, performs:
- Personal Care Skills
- Basic Nursing Assistant Skills
- Rehabilitation Skills
- Maintains Safe Environment
- Recognition of and Reporting Signs and Symptoms
- Safety
- 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
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 life span, 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
Physical Demands
- Prolonged sitting, standing, and walking
- Repeated bending, squatting, and stooping
- May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Pay Range
$18.00-$25.82
EEO Statement
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.