Nursing Assistant - Brighton, United States - St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
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Brighton, United States

2 weeks ago

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Nursing Assistant
**Nursing Assistant

  • M7 Med/Surge
  • Full time, 40 hr/wk, day shift, alternating weekends, holidays as needed and weekends every other.**
    About Steward Health Care

Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness.

One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.


As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients.

Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.


Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates more than 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

For more information, visit


St.

Elizabeth's Medical Center, a Boston University Teaching Hospital, provides patients and families access to some of Boston's most respected physicians and advanced treatments offering specialized care, including:


  • Advanced Center for Cardiac Surgery
- da Vinci Robotic surgery program; Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery

  • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Awardwinning bariatric surgery program
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
  • Stateoftheart emergency care with short wait times


Our medical staff, made up of some of the highest rated physicians in Boston, treats patients in our community practices in neighborhoods, including Allston, Boston, Brighton, Brookline, Newton, Watertown and Weston.


Benefits:


  • Grow with a health system that supports career advancement
  • Competitive Pay & Salary Increases
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Locations close to home, that support worklife balance
  • Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • 401k via Fidelity, for eligible employees, with company match
  • Tuition Assistance / Reimbursement
  • Family atmosphere and team approach that provides flexibility
  • Opportunities to grow your career, and not change your employer
  • And much more

Job Summary -


The Nursing Assistant performs basic patient care activities as delegated by the registered Nurse, which assist the nursing staff in providing for quality patient care.


Qualifications

Minimum Education/Experience:


  • High School diploma or equivalency.
  • Requires previous Nursing Assistant experience or for nursing students, one clinical rotation completed.

Minimum skills/abilities:


  • Able to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language.
  • Able to complete mathematical computations required to perform treatment protocols.
  • Able to lift, transfer and move patients.

Certification/Licensure:


  • Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.
  • BLS required.

Responsibilities:


  • Performs all patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
  • Functions in the role of assistant to the nursing staff or to the Registered Nurse.
  • Performs nonnursing functions which impact and contribute to the quality of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
  • Provides and maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient:
  • Assists patients getting in and out of bed.
  • Orients patient to call l light and side rails, maintains accessibility and answers call light in a timely fashion.
  • Stays with restless patients.
  • Makes and instructs in the use of cough pillows.
  • Assists in the collection of medical data, vital signs.
  • Assists the Registered Nurse with specific components of admission, transfer, and discharge of patients:
  • Preparation of the unit.
  • Transferring patient to bed.
  • Assembling patients' belongings.
  • Accompanying patients as directed.
  • Assists the Registered Nurse with ADLs:
  • Partial bed baths, assistance with shower and sit baths, as appropriate for patient.
  • Fills water pitchers serves nourishments.
  • Records intake and output.
  • Assists with collection of specimens.
  • Documents vital signs, I&O on appropriate forms.
  • Disposes of trash and linen on an ongoing basis.
  • May be required to float, within competencies, to other units, as needed.
  • Knowledgeable and compliant with infectious diseases policy and procedures:
  • Appropriately cares for patients on precautions.
  • Uses protective measures as deemed appropriate.
  • Separates infectious materials and disposes of them appropriately.
  • Complies with Patient Safety goals as set forth by the medical center.
**_Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related cha
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