Certified Nursing Assistant
$22 - $32.69/hr+ Differentials + Premiums + Bonuses
Entry
Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care
About the job
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- A Certified Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician credential and HeartSaver CPR AED certification from the American Heart Association are required.
- Successful completion of an approved nursing assistant training program.
- Ability to effectively speak, read, and write English.
- Ability to pass clinical competency, basic math, and reading testing.
- Ability to perform basic math calculations and measurements, including measuring height and weight, intake and output, and calorie counts.
- Ability to accurately interpret and use basic medical terminology and abbreviations.
- Ability to enter and retrieve computerized information.
- Physical ability to push, transfer, and pull heavy loads throughout the assigned shift.
- Physical ability to meet core job requirements in accordance with practice-setting demands and the patient populations regularly served.
- Interpersonal skills to interact appropriately with nursing staff, patients, families and visitors, physicians, and other hospital staff.
- Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
- Ability to manage stress related to patient care issues and a changing hospital climate and personnel issues.
- Staff must adhere to all I C.A.R.E. Standards.
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining a safe environment, intervene appropriately, and identify or initiate appropriate follow-up for safety issues.
- Use judgment when implementing physician orders and notify the charge nurse immediately of concerns.
- Ensure patient and family needs and expectations are met in a timely and caring manner, maintaining C.A.R.E. standards focused on communication, appearance, and respect.
- Work collaboratively on the Patient Care Team and proactively support smooth and efficient unit operations.
- Maintain and promote the organization’s mission and values, maintain confidentiality of patient information, and respect and support a culturally diverse staff and patient population.
- Address patient or family concerns using proper procedures and notify the Nursing Director, supervisor, or clinical leader.
- Order, expedite, and distribute unit, clerical, and patient-care supplies as directed; order unit supplies through eBUY, including Workflow One, and maintain required par levels.
- Keep the work area and office equipment neat and functioning; initiate and track Facilities, Biomed, Housekeeping, and IT problems, replacements, requests, and work orders.
- Notify Biomed of malfunctioning equipment, arrange repair requests, and coordinate equipment return to the department.
- Assist the Nursing Director with unit projects and liaise with ancillary services and other departments to solve problems affecting unit activities.
- Provide backup patient-transport coverage, including escorting discharged patients and families.
- Answer, coordinate, and manage unit phone calls in consultation with the charge nurse; take accurate messages and deliver them promptly, and place pages and calls at clinical staff’s request.
- Participate in shift handoffs by giving or receiving reports with the incoming or outgoing unit secretary and charge RN.
- Coordinate notifications to appropriate staff about paperwork received on the unit, including fax referrals.
- Maintain patient medical records according to hospital policy, label pages, and file test results and other information accurately and promptly.
- Schedule patient diagnostic tests, appointments, and consultations as directed by a physician or RN.
- Coordinate patient discharge logistics, including transportation and equipment.
- Complete clerical admission, transfer, and discharge tasks using the bed-management system; ensure patient records, information plates or labels, belongings, and other pertinent information accompany patients during transfers.
- Enter, update, or print data reports as appropriate, including bed-management activity, diet-order sheets, advance care directives and code status, medication reconciliation and restraint reports, Quadramed assignment sheets, and recovery charges or billing information.
- Check the Quadramed list by 11:30 a.m., notify the charge nurse of unclassified inpatients, and remind staff to complete their Quadrameds.
- Copy patient charts and other materials as requested.
- Use Meditech to access and update administrative data screens, enter transport requests and PASSPORT orders, and print specimen labels, kardexes, and medication administration reports.
- Request and maintain old medical records as needed.
- Anticipate discharges and transfers; notify admitting or the nursing supervisor when known and enter tentative discharges in the bed-management system.
- Update the charge nurse or clinical leader, admitting, and nursing supervisor about admissions, discharges, and transfers on applicable shifts, and enter tentative discharges in the bed-management system.
- Communicate with healthcare team members using the VOCERA communication device.
- Perform other assigned duties.
- Interact with healthcare team members to provide interdisciplinary, patient- and family-centered care; answer patient call lights and communicate requests to appropriate clinical staff.
- Provide clerical support to unit staff and float to other pods or units as requested by the Nursing Office.
- Receive and orient visitors professionally, projecting a positive public image through C.A.R.E. standards, and provide patients and families with basic information about unit operations.
- Maintain compliance with hospital and unit-secretary competencies; seek unit- or service-related continuing education.
- Orient or precept new personnel as assigned and act as a resource for professionals, patients, and significant others on the unit.
- Respond to healthcare-team staffing needs by cross-training and floating to other units.
- Attend staff meetings or review meeting minutes to stay current on unit and organizational updates; attend the annual Safety Fair.
- Understand unit-specific quality indicators and participate in Quality Improvement projects and committees as directed by the Nursing Director, including Service, Excellence, and Quality programs such as the Falls Team, Patient Safety Committee, and Pain Management Team.
- Respond to patient and family needs by answering call lights and telephone calls promptly, and coordinate patient communication through general reception and clerical duties.
About the company
Mass General Brigham Ventures funds early-stage life science ideas arising from Mass General Brigham’s research network. It provides first access to deal flow and proprietary rights, backing the formation and growth of new companies and technologies. It uses capital and support to help translate bold innovations into drugs and medical technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$1.9B
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2008
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What believers are saying
- Mass General Brigham reported $15 million operating income through June 30, 2026.
- Outpatient growth and higher-acuity inpatient volumes drove 7% revenue growth in Q3 FY26.
- Abcuro's 2026 financing extends a potential registrational trial, validating MGB Ventures sourcing.
What critics are saying
- Brigham nurses authorized an indefinite strike on September 24, 2026; operations face disruption.
- MGB refused negotiations after July strikes and lockouts, deepening staffing instability into 2027.
- The September 2026 antidiscrimination case and website-data settlement reinforce litigation overhangs.
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- Mass General Brigham controls flagship Boston hospitals and a research-to-venture pipeline.
- MGB Ventures backed Abcuro's $66 million Series D in August 2026.
- Its $22.8 billion 2025 operating revenue funds clinical, academic, and commercialization depth.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Hybrid Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Family Planning Benefits
- Fertility Treatment Support