Lead Nursing Assistant

Summary:

Through collaboration with and under the general guidance of the Clinical Manager of the Float Pool the Lead Nursing Assistant Float Pool will provide supervision of the Float Pool nursing assistant team covering the Discharge Hospitality Center (DHC) and the remote tele sitter monitoring station.

Responsibilities:

LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as liaison between nursing assistants nurses providers and other health care professionals as it pertains to patient discharges and remote tele sitter monitoring.

Facilitates nursing assistant engagement in and recognition of their contribution to timely patient flow and throughput measures.

Engages and facilitates nursing assistant purposeful patient rounding to evaluate safety watch and tele sitter needs connecting with patient�s RN to provide update.

Ensures documentation of statistics for DHC and tele sitter hourly documentation.

Troubleshoots tele sitter monitoring working collaboratively with Lifespan Information Services and vendor support team.

Contributes to daily unit huddle and staff meeting agenda content. Ensures they are inclusive of pertinent nursing assistant issues topics events and recognition.

Assists with on-boarding new Float Pool nursing assistants. May serve as preceptor or assist with assigning preceptor.

Participates in orientation check-ins with Clinical Manager or Assistant Clinical Manager. Provides input into orientee progress. Assists to identify additional training needs.

Assists with in-services or other educational requirements for nursing assistants.

Provides input into nursing assistant scheduling.

Provides timely/pertinent departmental updates to staff electronically and in person when deemed necessary.

Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) Department of Health (DOH) and additional internal and external regulatory standards by rounding role modeling teaching and coaching.

Monitors compliance with quality safety and infection control measures assisting to update policy and procedure as necessary.

Exhibits understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all team members and recognizes individuals for their contributions.

Maintains a mature attitude facilitating open and positive communication with nursing assistant staff nurses providers and other health care professionals.

Works in partnership with the Clinical Manager and Assistant Clinical Manager on activities such as interviewing candidates participating in hiring decisions and setting objectives. Assists with annual performance recognition summaries and provides input into corrective action plans up to and including termination.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:

Works under the supervision of the Clinical Manager and Assistant Clinical Manager within Hospital policies and procedures. Acts as a resource for the Float Pool team; realizing when to refer specific complex problems to supervisor when clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.

STANDARD CLINICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists with all clinical duties required of the nursing assistant position.

Demonstrates competence in room safety check safety and belongings searches and observation levels for patients requiring all levels of observation. Provide observation for patients as necessary including break coverage.

Assists with equipment and safety checks or restocking as necessary.

Assists to maintain cleanliness of work areas.

Assists in the transport of patients to and from DHC.

Perform additional related duties as required.

ADDITIONAL CLINICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Monitors prepares and maintains records and reports related to activities including equipment sent for repair and sterilization; audits etc.

Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Current RI registration as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Current certification in Basic Life Support Required American Heart Association.

Assumes responsibility for own personal growth knowledge and competency by participating in continuing education programs and sharing relevant resources with staff.

Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 2 years of experience as a nursing assistant in an acute care setting.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Healthcare environment such as acute care hospitals physicians� offices and ancillary healthcare enterprises. Ability to work under stress with moderate periods of sitting walking standing and computer use.

Position requires physical strength in moving adjusting equipment and assisting patients. Any hazards are minimized by adherence to established safety procedures and precautions.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: The Miriam Hospital USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 2

Union: Non-Union