Nurse Aide II - Emergency Department - Full Time - Nights

Long Island Community Hospital • Patchogue, NY

366d • $24 - $24

About The Position

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• BLS certification AHA only and first aid training.
• De-escalation training on job.
• EMT certificate or prior hospital/sub acute experience or be a nursing student.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with patients and their families.
• Basic analytical skills to gather data, complete comparisons, interpret and report outcomes.
• Excellent customer service and telephone skills.
• Ability to manage and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Observes the patient and relays information and any changes to the appropriate nursing personnel.
• Reports any reaction or change in condition to the nurse in a timely manner.
• Assists the patient in the activities of daily living - nourishment, ambulation, personal hygiene and toileting.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients by performing tasks such as vital signs/weight, complete/partial baths, Foley catheter care and enemas.
• Demonstrates proper turning and positioning of patient to maintain skin integrity.
• Distributes patient nourishment; assists with feeding; collects trays and documents the patient's intake.
• Maintains and coordinates patient flow into the examination areas.
• Responds to and assists with emergencies under the direction of the RN.
• Implements measures to minimize patient discomfort within 5 to 15 minutes of request.
• Correctly identifies patients needing specimen collection/procedures.
• Accurately collects and labels all specimens according to established procedure.
• Processes specimens for transportation and analysis according to hospital and infection control procedures.
• Prepares patients for examination and completes patient valuables and property record.
• Supports the delivery of patient care by providing a properly stocked environment.
• Demonstrates and implements surgical and medical asepsis techniques.
• Institutes patient safety measures such as the use of stretcher side-rails.
• Complies with restraint procedures and documents compliance.
• Provides for patient safety by placing and responding to the patients call bells.
• Utilizes principles of safe disposal of needles and contaminated wastes.
• Adheres to universal precautions/policy and procedures.
• Informs the patient what to expect during their stay in the Emergency Department.
• Exhibits actions that support the comfort and safety of patients and their families.
• Maintains professional decorum in all patient interactions.
• Acknowledges any service issues with the patient and attempts to provide service recovery interventions.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Salary range of $24.96 - $24.96 Hourly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees