What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) - Med/Surg - Part Time, Nights position at Dartmouth Health?
Are you ready to join a staff of like-minded professionals that strive to provide compassionate, affordable, high quality care in our community?
At Valley Regional Hospital, patients are the center of our coordinated care system and right now we have an opening for an Inpatient LNA to join our team.
The primary responsibility of the Inpatient LNA:
- Provides basic, age appropriate nursing care and treatments for patients to meet psychosocial and physical needs.
- Assists with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance.
- Maintains awareness of patients' needs and meets communication needs of patients.
- Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patient.
- Provides timely notification to a RN when patient complains of pain, demonstrates changes in status and responses, or has abnormal findings.
- Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient and answers questions.
- Performs all aspects of patient care in a method that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Ideal Candidate would have the following qualifications:
- Current LNA licensure in State of New Hampshire
- Current BCLS certification.
- Ability to be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations.
- Willingness to take initiative, be proactive, and function independently when appropriate
- High integrity, able to follow procedures
- Ability to be a self-motivated learner and to take initiative in self-development
Start your application now; we can’t wait to talk to you.
VRH employees enjoy a low-cost comprehensive benefits program with highlights below:
- Free medical and dental plan options
- Vision insurance
- Retirement (403b) with match
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account with employer contribution
- Short Term Disability / Life insurance covered by VRH
- Robust ETO accrual with an optional annual cash out
- Onsite wellness initiatives including reimbursements
- Educational Reimbursement
Valley Regional is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- Work Status: 48;
- Employment Type: Part time;
- Job ID: 3126
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
