POSITION SUMMARY              Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

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1.         Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team:

•          Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities.

•          Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.

•          Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms.

•          Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.

2.         Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:

•          Prepares patients for meals and feeds or assists with meals.

•          Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.

•          Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.

•          Toilets patients as necessary.

•          Maintains patient’s mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.

•          Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.

•          Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.

•          Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments.

3.         Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:

•          Changes and makes beds.

•          Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed.

•          Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.

•          Removes equipment from room.  Cleans and place it in appropriate are.

•          Prepares room for new admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients.

4.         Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:

•          Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned.

•          Measures and records fluid intake and output, totals at shift end.

•          Perform, mount and process EKG’s.

•          Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County guidelines.

•          Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum.

•          Administers enemas, as directed.

•          Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated.

•          Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures.

•          Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e. – applying and changing simple dressings).

•          Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e. oral suctioning).

5.         Performs a variety of related duties:

•          Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients.

•          Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans over-bed table, and helps distribute and collect trays.

•          Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed.

•          Reports missing or damaged equipment to Nursing Unit Secretary.

•          Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition.

•          Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment.

•          Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned.

•          Follows medical Center’s policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services.

•          Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue.

6.         Takes part in Nursing’s continuing education policy by:

•          Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program.

•          Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements.

•          Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.

7.         Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS                      

•          High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

•          Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.

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•          Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.

•          NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.

•          Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.

•          Ability to work in diversified settings.

•          Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required.

 

Hire Rate: $23.58

Job Rate: $24.41

 

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).