Nursing Assistant - Senior Adult Unit, 40 hour, Evenings

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Nursing Assistant - Senior Adult Unit (Acute Care), 40 hour, Evenings

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Become part of the Addison Gilbert family! We have been proud to serve the Cape Ann Community for the last 134 years!

We are looking for caregivers, which we call Clinical Associates. You may already be an experienced, certified CNA or we will train you if you have heart and passion to work with senior adults.

Our Senior Adult Unit (SAU) provides acute inpatient psychiatric/medical care for older adults. Our patient’s average length of stay with us is approximately 10 days. This is a voluntary, restraint free setting which is licensed by the Department of Public Health. It is not considered a mental health unit licensed by Department of Mental Health.

Examples of responsibilities of a Clinical Associate:

• Vital Signs, Height and Weight, Oxygen Saturation
• Reporting all unusual observations to the nurse
• Collecting various specimens for analysis
• Recording and measuring intake and output
• Providing patient with personal care and assisting with daily activities
• Performing basic clinical procedures independently or under the supervision of the RN
• Provide nutritional needs including assisting and ordering room service, setting up meal trays and feeding.

Qualifications:

• Desire to help people and/or have aspirations of becoming a healthcare professional
• Experience bathing grooming and incontinence care (preferred)
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read/write and perform basic 4 function math
• Basic computer skills (preferred)
• Medical terminology (preferred)
• Basic Life Support certification (preferred)

*Every other weekend, every other holiday required

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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) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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