Nursing Assistant

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.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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, physicians' 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.

Pay Range:

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.

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Driving Required: