Nursing Assistant, PT Day shift 7a-330pm Medical Surgical Hematology Oncology

Join The Bilh Team

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Under supervision of a registered nurse, performs basic patient care activities in providing for the personal needs, comfort and safety of patients. Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Cares for patients as delegated by the registered nurse and completes all aspects of activities of daily living for assigned patients.
• Vital signs : May take and record the following : vital signs, height and weight, oxygen saturation. Reports all unusual observations or reactions of the patient to the nurse assigned to the patient or charge nurse.
• Intake and output : Collects various specimens for analysis and measures and records intake and output.
• Activities of daily living : Provides patients with personal care and assist with activities of daily living.
• Clinical procedures : Performs basic clinical procedures independently or under direct supervision of a nurse.
• Nutrition : Provides for patient's nutritional needs including assisting the patient with ordering room service, set up of meal tray, and feeds the patient as required.
• Safety : Supports a culture of safety and carries out safety interventions for all patients.
• Infection control : Adheres to all applicable infection control policies and procedures.
• Sitter : Assist as patient safety attendant after completion of required competency.
• Orientation : Assists with orientation of new nursing assistant colleagues.
• Performs additional unit-based activities as assigned.

Organizational requirements include incorporating Lahey Clinic guiding principles, mission statement and goals into daily activities, complying with all Lahey Clinic policies, maintaining courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients, demonstrating an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment, participating in departmental and / or interdepartmental quality improvement activities, participating in and successfully completing mandatory education, and performing all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.

Minimum qualifications : education, licensure, certification, registration, skills, knowledge, abilities, and experience.

Pay range : $20.00 - $26.92. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal opportunity employer / veterans / disabled.