CNA / Counselor - everett, United States - Cambridge Health Alliance

Description

Work Days: 7am-3:30pm including every other weekend and holidays as

Category: Nurse Support

Department: Psych Lewis 2

Job Type: Part-Time

Work Shift: 7am-3:30pm including weekends and holidays as assigned

Hours/Week: 8 hours per week

Union: Yes

Union Name: SEIU 1199

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Lewis 2 is a 22 bed Geri Psych/Behavioral Health Unit for patient population 55+. We provide a vibrant activities program along with special group sessions and programming to provide support. A special group room houses musical instruments, art supplies and other items to engage individual patient strengths and interests. Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Case Managers, Milieu Therapists and Nursing Assistants.

The role of the Milieu Counselor/Nursing Assistant is to provide quality patient care according to Cambridge Health Alliance standards of nursing practice and the role expectations of the Geri Psychiatric Inpatient Unit and to develop professionally. The Milieu Therapist/Nursing Assistant is a member of the multidisciplinary team who, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, is responsible for a safe and structured unit milieu as well as attending to the individual needs of patients in crisis on an inpatient psychiatric setting. Will work on a 22 bed Geri/Adult Psych unit and will assists with ADL'S lead or co-lead groups, perform safety checks, 1:1 meetings with patients, and will accurately chart patients B/P, TPR & weight. Accurately measures and documents patient's intake and output. Uses appropriate methods of urine and stool collection and labeling of these specimens. Assists patient's following through with ADL's (bathing, laundry, organizing room), maintaining nutritional and hydration needs, and assisting & monitoring elimination needs and other task as assigned by charge RN.
Qualifications/Experience:

High School graduate or GED required.
Must have current Massachusetts Nurse Aide certification or if a current nursing student who has completed a clinical rotation.
Experience in a Geri-psych unit highly preferred.

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