CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

State of careers Rhode Island•Burrillville, RI

8d•$45,427 - $49,187

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant performs direct patient care, treatment, custody, and supervision consistent with nursing care and special treatment plans. The position works under the supervision of a superior, who outlines routine assignments and provides specific instructions for new or unusual assignments. Work is reviewed for compliance with standards of care, policies, procedures, and instructions; the position usually has no supervisory responsibilities. The role provides personal care and simple treatments, assists nurses with minor treatments, monitors and records patients’ conditions and measurements, collects specimens, and escorts or transports patients. It also supports patient activities and food service, maintains patient surroundings and equipment, applies infection-control measures, uses safety and restraint devices as required by policy, and collaborates with professional staff on treatment planning and quality assurance activities. The scheduled position is on South 2, second shift, from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM, including every other weekend and holiday. Days off are to be determined. Salary is $45,427.00–$49,187.00. At appointment, the employee must be registered as a Nursing Assistant with the Rhode Island Department of Health and maintain that registration as a condition of employment. State employees hired after September 30, 2014 are required to participate in direct deposit.

Requirements

Working knowledge of patient-care practices, including first aid, housekeeping, personal needs, minor treatments, and infection control, and the ability to apply this knowledge to patient care, treatment, and custody.
Ability to recognize each patient’s uniqueness and apply principles of preventive, restorative, and rehabilitative care.
Ability to perform routine hospital tasks involving patient care and custody.
Ability to understand and carry out simple oral and written instructions.
Ability to maintain simple records.
Education sufficient to read, write, and speak English, or substantially equivalent education and experience.
Training or employment offering an opportunity to gain familiarity with routine hospital or clinical patient-care procedures, or substantially equivalent education and experience.
At appointment, registration as a Nursing Assistant with the Rhode Island Department of Health; registration must be maintained as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, treatment, supervision, and custody of patients consistent with nursing care and special treatment plans.
Provide simple treatments, such as bandaging and administering enemas, and assist nurses with other minor treatments.
Provide personal care, including bathing, mouth care, perineal care, toileting, hair care, and shaving.
Lift and transfer patients between beds, chairs, stretchers, and tubs using correct body mechanics and personal safety techniques.
Make ward rounds, observe patients’ conditions, and report unusual occurrences or irregularities to a superior.
Measure and record patients’ temperature, pulse, respirations, height, weight, and intake and output.
Collect and label specimens.
Transport or escort patients and assist with exercise and recreational activities.
Maintain cleanliness and safety in patients’ immediate environments; make and change beds and care for patients’ clothing and personal effects.
Recognize and implement infection-control and disease-prevention measures, including TB, bloodborne pathogen, standard, and isolation precautions.
Antiseptically clean toilets, bedpans, and other patient-care equipment.
Use comfort, safety, and restraint devices as required by policy.
Provide basic range-of-motion exercises.
Assist with patient food service and feed patients who need assistance.
Collaborate with professional staff and contribute to treatment planning and quality assurance activities.
Perform related work as required.