LNA Per Diem - Cardiac -Med surg -Tele

Mass General Brigham•Dover, NH

1d•$19 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham is seeking a per-diem Licensed Nursing Assistant for the Cardiac/Med Surg/Tele unit at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The role provides direct patient care under the guidance of Registered Nurses and supports patient safety, comfort, recovery, and unit operations in a collaborative healthcare environment. The position offers rotating 12-hour shifts: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. The unit describes an 8:1 LNA-to-patient ratio on days and nights, self-scheduling options, a variety of patient acuity levels, and nursing support. The position is onsite at 789 Central Avenue, with 0 scheduled weekly hours. Pay is listed as $19.47–$24.40 per hour, based on qualifications and experience; the job summary also lists $31.09 as a possible rate.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and graduation from a nursing assistant program.
Current LNA licensure.
ARC or AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Three months of LNA experience, preferably in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Assist with measuring and recording patient height, weight, and vital signs.
Support specimen collection, preparation, and preservation for laboratory testing; perform bedside laboratory tests and document patient responses.
Observe patients and report changes in condition, vital signs, or responses to care to the RN.
Assist patients with feeding and nutritional intake; distribute, collect, and verify food trays.
Provide support with bedpans, urinals, commodes, feeding tubes, and colostomy care; measure and document intake and output.
Transport patients within the facility and assist with transfers, repositioning, assistive devices, ambulation, and mobility exercises.
Provide personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, oral care, comfort, and bed-rest care.
Protect patient rights, privacy, and dignity; offer reassurance, facilitate visitation, respond to call bells, and provide diversional activities and comfort measures.
Maintain patient and environmental safety, including side-rail use, cleaning beds and equipment, transmission-based precautions, oxygen safety, and suicide and seizure precautions.
Take appropriate action in emergencies, including life-saving measures.
Assist with unit operations, errands, special procedures, and patient discharge; help orient and train new or transferred staff.
Prioritize delegated tasks, seek assistance when needed, complete tasks promptly, report unfinished responsibilities, and maintain supplies.
Maintain clinical knowledge and skills, document in-service training and continuing education, and participate in professional learning.
Use clinical equipment and perform basic procedures under RN supervision, including glucometer, pulse oximeter, and blood pressure device use; restraint application, simple dressing changes, IV removal, heat and cold applications, DVT prevention, sequential compression devices, Foley catheter removal, and enema administration.