LNA - Med Surg, Tele - 3S Full Time Nights

Mass General Brigham • Dover, NH

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Great opportunity to expand your LNA skills, knowledge and experience. Benefits of working in our 28 bed Med Surg/Tele/Bariatric Surgery unit include: Flexible Scheduling with self scheduling options Exposure to different patient populations Exceptional Team Work Lots of Nursing support

Requirements

• Assists with patient assessment and care provision under the direction of the Registered Nurse
• Measures/records patient information (hgt, wgt, v/s)
• Specimen Management - Obtains, prepares and preserves a specimen for a laboratory test
• Bedside Laboratory Testing - Performs laboratory test at the bedside or point of care
• Observes/reports or records patient response to care given
• Identifies and reports deviation in v/s or patient observations & patient needs to RN
• Assists patients in meeting nutritional and elimination needs
• Feeding - provides nutritional intake for patient who is unable to feed self
• Passes, collects and checks food trays
• Assists patients with bedpans/urinals/commode
• Tube Care - Assists with management of a patient with an external device exiting the body
• Measures I & O
• Assists with colostomy care
• Assists patients with bed rest care, mobility and with personal hygiene and grooming
• Transport - moves a patient from one location to another
• Self-Care Assistance: Transfer - assists a person to change body location; assists with the use of assistive devices as indicated
• Exercise Therapy: Ambulation - promotes and assists with walking to maintain or restore autonomic and voluntary body functions during treatment and recovery from illness or injury
• Assists with dressing and undressing
• Bed rest Care
• Assists with bathing
• Oral Health Maintenance - promotes oral health
• Assists patient with comfort care and emotional support
• Patient Rights Protection - Protects health care rights of a patient, especially a minor, incapacitated or incompetent patient unable to make decisions. Protects patient privacy.
• Anxiety Reduction - Minimizes apprehension, dread, foreboding, or uneasiness related to an unidentified source of anticipated danger
• Visitation Facilitation - Promotes beneficial visits by family and friends
• Answers call bells promptly reporting patient's need as indicated.
• Provides orientation to room/unit
• Assists patients with communications (i.e. nursing call system, phone, etc)
• Provides diversional activities
• Provides comfort measures (i.e. back rubs, music, reading material)
• Assists in promoting patient safety & environmental cleanliness/order
• Uses side rails appropriately
• Environmental Management - Manipulates the patient's surroundings for therapeutic benefit, sensory appeal, and psychological well-being
• Makes beds
• Cleans and cares for equipment
• Carries out transmission based precautions
• Observes oxygen precautions
• Emergency Care - Provides life-saving measures in life-threatening situations
• Maintains suicide precautions
• Maintains seizure precautions
• Unit operations - Utilizes organizational skills to assure smooth functioning of department operations.
• Runs errands as required, delivering specimens to the lab, transporting patients, assisting with special procedures, and other tasks as indicated
• Assists RN with the discharge process
• Assists with the orientation of new or transferred employees
• Prioritizes delegated tasks based on patient care needs and unit activities
• Requests assistance with delegated tasks when needed or unsure
• Completes work/assignments within allotted time, reporting unfinished responsibilities
• Supply Management - ensures acquisition and maintenance of appropriate items for providing patient care
• Demonstrates appropriate telephone etiquette, relaying messages & carrying out appropriate contacts promptly/concisely
• Documents equipment repair / maintenance needs
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in LNA /HUC practice
• Acquires and maintains clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the assigned area and practice setting
• Maintains personal documentation of in-service attendance
• Demonstrates competency in performance of procedures and skills under the direction of the RN
• Glucometer
• Pulse oximetry
• Automatic blood pressure device
• Restraints
• Simple dressing change
• IV Removal
• Application of heat and cold
• DVT Prevention
• Sequential Compression Device operation
• Foley removal
• CCTV
• Administration of enemas

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient assessment and care provision under the direction of the Registered Nurse
• Measures/records patient information (hgt, wgt, v/s)
• Specimen Management - Obtains, prepares and preserves a specimen for a laboratory test
• Bedside Laboratory Testing - Performs laboratory test at the bedside or point of care
• Observes/reports or records patient response to care given
• Identifies and reports deviation in v/s or patient observations & patient needs to RN
• Assists patients in meeting nutritional and elimination needs
• Feeding - provides nutritional intake for patient who is unable to feed self
• Passes, collects and checks food trays
• Assists patients with bedpans/urinals/commode
• Tube Care - Assists with management of a patient with an external device exiting the body
• Measures I & O
• Assists with colostomy care
• Assists patients with bed rest care, mobility and with personal hygiene and grooming
• Transport - moves a patient from one location to another
• Self-Care Assistance: Transfer - assists a person to change body location; assists with the use of assistive devices as indicated
• Exercise Therapy: Ambulation - promotes and assists with walking to maintain or restore autonomic and voluntary body functions during treatment and recovery from illness or injury
• Assists with dressing and undressing
• Bed rest Care
• Assists with bathing
• Oral Health Maintenance - promotes oral health
• Assists patient with comfort care and emotional support
• Patient Rights Protection - Protects health care rights of a patient, especially a minor, incapacitated or incompetent patient unable to make decisions. Protects patient privacy.
• Anxiety Reduction - Minimizes apprehension, dread, foreboding, or uneasiness related to an unidentified source of anticipated danger
• Visitation Facilitation - Promotes beneficial visits by family and friends
• Answers call bells promptly reporting patient's need as indicated.
• Provides orientation to room/unit
• Assists patients with communications (i.e. nursing call system, phone, etc)
• Provides diversional activities
• Provides comfort measures (i.e. back rubs, music, reading material)
• Assists in promoting patient safety & environmental cleanliness/order
• Uses side rails appropriately
• Environmental Management - Manipulates the patient's surroundings for therapeutic benefit, sensory appeal, and psychological well-being
• Makes beds
• Cleans and cares for equipment
• Carries out transmission based precautions
• Observes oxygen precautions
• Emergency Care - Provides life-saving measures in life-threatening situations
• Maintains suicide precautions
• Maintains seizure precautions
• Unit operations - Utilizes organizational skills to assure smooth functioning of department operations.
• Runs errands as required, delivering specimens to the lab, transporting patients, assisting with special procedures, and other tasks as indicated
• Assists RN with the discharge process
• Assists with the orientation of new or transferred employees
• Prioritizes delegated tasks based on patient care needs and unit activities
• Requests assistance with delegated tasks when needed or unsure
• Completes work/assignments within allotted time, reporting unfinished responsibilities
• Supply Management - ensures acquisition and maintenance of appropriate items for providing patient care
• Demonstrates appropriate telephone etiquette, relaying messages & carrying out appropriate contacts promptly/concisely
• Documents equipment repair / maintenance needs
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in LNA /HUC practice
• Acquires and maintains clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the assigned area and practice setting
• Maintains personal documentation of in-service attendance
• Demonstrates competency in performance of procedures and skills under the direction of the RN
• Glucometer
• Pulse oximetry
• Automatic blood pressure device
• Restraints
• Simple dressing change
• IV Removal
• Application of heat and cold
• DVT Prevention
• Sequential Compression Device operation
• Foley removal
• CCTV
• Administration of enemas

Benefits

• Flexible Scheduling with self scheduling options
• Exposure to different patient populations
• Exceptional Team Work
• Lots of Nursing support
• comprehensive benefits
• career advancement opportunities
• differentials
• premiums
• bonuses as applicable
• recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed