About Job

Company

Skills for Rhode Island's Future

Position Industry

Healthcare Services/Human Services

Position Title

Per Diem Registered Nurse (RN) Shifts ($55/hour)

Hiring in Multiple Locations?

Yes

Position Description

JOB TITLE: Registered Nurse
LOCATION: Rhode Island

Healthcare professionals interested in earning extra income are invited to apply to join the Skills for Rhode Island's Future (SkillsRI) Healthcare Professionals Dispatching Program.

SkillsRI’s Dispatching Program is recruiting Registered Nurses. SkillsRI and the DLT have negotiated with congregate care providers to ensure the following “surge wage” per diem pay: RN (licensed to practice in RI): $55/hr.

Please note, all positions are per diem, wages will be paid by the employer of work placement and hours will vary based on job type and location. Be advised this temporary program was created to respond to the COVID crisis.

Once approved to enter the program, you will be able to create your own schedule by selecting available per diem shifts from a scheduling app at times and locations that are ideal and convenient for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Registered Nurses are responsible for providing nursing care to patients in collaboration with families in accordance with the American Nurse's Association Standards of professional Nursing Practice
• Delivers and coordinates safe, competent, and effective patient focused care demonstrating knowledge and clinical proficiency.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
• Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Successful candidates will have:

• Must have and maintain current licensure in the State of Rhode Island.
• Maintains CPR and any other credentialing or certification necessary, to be competent as a Registered Nurse in an area of specialty.
• Must be proficient in the English language.

• Willingness to work with COVID positive patients while wearing proper PPE and following safety protocols

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at https://backtowork.skillsforri.com/job-board/for-job-seekers-dispatching

Qualified candidates will be contacted and prescreened by SkillsRI recruiter to confirm eligibility. Candidates must complete the following steps to be eligible for the program:

• Background check
• Drug screen
• Fingerprints
• Immunizations for RI Healthcare Professionals

WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future’s team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has agreements with employers to recruit talent like you, making us a resource to get the unemployed and underemployed job seeker back to work.

About Job

Company

Skills for Rhode Island's Future

Position Industry

Healthcare Services/Human Services

Position Title

Per Diem Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Shifts ($40/hour)

Hiring in Multiple Locations?

Yes

Position Description

JOB TITLE: Licensed Practice Nurse
LOCATION: Rhode Island

Healthcare professionals interested in earning extra income are invited to apply to join the Skills for Rhode Island's Future (SkillsRI) Healthcare Professionals Dispatching Program.

SkillsRI’s Dispatching Program is recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses. SkillsRI and the DLT have negotiated with congregate care providers to ensure the following “surge wage” per diem pay: LPN (licensed to practice in RI): $40/hr.

Please note, all positions are per diem, wages will be paid by the employer of work placement and hours will vary based on job type and location. Be advised this temporary program was created to respond to the COVID crisis.

Once approved to enter the program, you will be able to create your own schedule by selecting available per diem shifts from a scheduling app at times and locations that are ideal and convenient for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
• Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
• Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
• Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
• Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.

• Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
• Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
• Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
• Assemble and use the equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
• Record food and fluid intake and output.

• Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
• Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.

Successful candidates will have:

• Active LPN license in the State of Rhode Island

• High School Diploma
• Experience in behavioral health and/or skilled care preferred. BLStraining.
• Willingness to work with COVID positive patients while wearing proper PPE and following safety protocols

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at https://backtowork.skillsforri.com/job-board/for-job-seekers-dispatching

Qualified candidates will be contacted and prescreened by SkillsRI recruiter to confirm eligibility. Candidates must complete the following steps to be eligible for the program:

• Background check
• Drug screen
• Fingerprints
• Immunizations for RI Healthcare Professionals

WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future’s team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has agreements with employers to recruit talent like you, making us a resource to get the unemployed and underemployed job seeker back to work.

About Job

Company

Skills for Rhode Island's Future

Position Industry

Healthcare Services/Human Services

Position Title

Per Diem Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Shifts ($25/hour)

Hiring in Multiple Locations?

Yes

Position Description

JOB TITLE: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
LOCATION: Rhode Island

Healthcare professionals interested in earning extra income are invited to apply to join the Skills for Rhode Island's Future (SkillsRI) Healthcare Professionals Dispatching Program.

SkillsRI’s Dispatching Program is recruiting Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). SkillsRI and the DLT have negotiated with congregate care providers to ensure the following “surge wage” per diem pay: CNA (licensed to practice in RI): $25/hr.

Please note, all positions are per diem, wages will be paid by the employer of work placement and hours will vary based on job type and location. Be advised this temporary program was created to respond to the COVID crisis.

Once approved to enter the program, you will be able to create your own schedule by selecting available per diem shifts from a scheduling app at times and locations that are ideal and convenient for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and within a congregate care setting and department policies and procedures, assists in caring for patients and/or families.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers; Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
• Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet; Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
• Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff; Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum; Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

• Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas; Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.

Successful candidates will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current Rhode Island registration as a Nursing Assistant.
• Current CPR certification.
• One – three months of prior work experience in a long term care setting
• Must be able to sit 7-8 hours per day, stand, squat/kneel 1-3 hours per day, walk 3-7 hours per day, lift over 50 lbs with good mechanics, twist/bend infrequently.

• Must be able to use both hands/wrists and perform work that deviates from neutral position and be able to perform fine motor skills.
• Must be able to have accurate near and far vision of 20/40, moderate depth perception and discriminate among red, green and white.
• Performs independently within congregate care/department policies and procedures. Works within the scope of RI License for Nurse Assistants. Refers specific, complex problems to nurse leader where clarification of hospital/department policies and procedures maybe required.
• Willingness to work with COVID positive patients while wearing proper PPE and following safety protocols

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at https://backtowork.skillsforri.com/job-board/for-job-seekers-dispatching

Qualified candidates will be contacted and prescreened by SkillsRI recruiter to confirm eligibility. Candidates must complete the following steps to be eligible for the program:

• Background check
• Drug screen
• Fingerprints
• Immunizations for RI Healthcare Professionals

WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future’s team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has agreements with employers to recruit talent like you, making us a resource to get the unemployed and underemployed job seeker back to work.

About Job

Company

Family Service of Rhode Island

Address

134 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02904

Position Industry

Healthcare Services/Human Services

Position Title

Direct Care Staff - COVID-19, Residential - 2186

Wages

1

Requirements

Resume required

Position Description

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in! About Us: Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) is a comprehensive non-profit social service organization that manages, through thoughtful coordination and a shared vision, programs across Rhode Island, providing essential resources for underserved individuals, families and communities. We are proud to state that our employees are chosen for their skills and unique abilities relating to client care. Consider being a part of the BEST and BRIGHTEST team. Essential Functions: To provide guidance and supervision of children/adolescents in a residential setting who have tested COVID positive. To assist each resident in day to day activities. To supervise and provide a positive environment for youth, within the boundaries of Agency policy and the requirements of the contractual agreement with the Department of Children, Youth and Family. To provide an environment that promotes the well-being of the youth. Salary: Compensation begins at $25, higher for those with relevant experience. Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED Willingness and capability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as scheduled. Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues. Capabilities to implement appropriate child management techniques, which may include use of passive physical restraint. Excellent communication skills. The position requires reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance, registration, inspection and driving record. In addition, the reliable transportation must have a minimum of three seats in addition to the driver’s seat. Physical Requirements: This position requires community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to: Travel to and from community locations and residential site locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators. Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. Ability to push or pull 10 lbs or more. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to perform restraint techniques if needed and deal with physically aggressive people. We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits. Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities. Join our team today! Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.