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About the Role

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. It involves performing basic care services for patients under the direction of physicians and nurses, with specialized knowledge gained through vocational education, training, and experience. This is an experienced-level role requiring basic job procedure knowledge and vocational or technical education, working under moderate supervision.

Responsibilities

Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.
Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse.
Provides or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient and respectful manner.
Assists with patient care procedures as directed by the nurse, using proper body mechanics and ensuring patient dignity.
Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff according to service standards.
Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed.
Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner.
Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardized equipment is ready for use.
Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner.
Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times.
Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner.
Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned.
Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff.
Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures.
Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab.
Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for blood pressure cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc.
Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure.
Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse.
Performs 12 lead EKG.
Connects monitoring equipment to patients under the direction of the nurse.
Cares for patient belongings and completes belongings list.
Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication.
Performs and documents patient’s admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse.
Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action.
Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend medical terminology.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Ability to work with detailed, confidential material.
Computer experience.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care.
Lifting up to 30-35 lbs and turning patients.
Prolonged standing and walking.
Occasional twisting, bending, reaching, pushing/pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting.
Manual dexterity using fine hand manipulation for performing procedures to operate computer keyboard.
Requires ability to see computer screen and reports.

Skills

Nursing care services
Nursing Support duties
Patient care
Biomedical equipment care
Wound cleaning
EKG performance
Monitoring equipment connection
Patient belongings care
Intravenous tubing priming
Admission, transfer, and discharge tasks
Call light response
Hourly rounding

Work Type

36 hrs/week
rotating schedule of day, night, and weekends shifts

Experience Level

Experienced level role
One (1) year of related experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT), or Patient Care Tech (PCT).
Acute care experience.

Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA).
Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited Nursing program.

Salary/Compensations

$20.12 - $25.15

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth

About the Company

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring.
Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.
The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role.
Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.
Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.