Nursing Assistant I/II Hospital Observation Unit Full TIme Nights
About The Position
At Stony Brook Medicine, Nursing Assistants are valuable members of the team who provide empathic care to patients, families, and visitors with integrity and respect. Under RN supervision, Nursing Assistants communicate face-to-face with people in care and visitors to convey information about treatment procedures and visiting hours, and offer encouragement and support to those who may be despondent or apprehensive. Qualified candidates demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, understand patient care, respond effectively to changing patient needs, make decisions based on ethical principles, and adhere to high standards of excellence. Duties may include changing simple dressings and administering enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed; applying hot and cold treatments as directed; documenting care and behaviors; measuring vital signs; helping with daily living, personal, hygienic, and other basic needs; assisting with feeding; bathing and dressing patients; brushing teeth and trimming fingernails and toenails; and maintaining patients’ rights, dignity, and confidentiality. On occasion, Nursing Assistants may perform housekeeping and cleaning duties related to direct care to help keep the facility clean, sanitary, orderly, and supplied.
Requirements
- For Nursing Assistant I: Possession of, or ability to acquire during the probationary period, the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- For Nursing Assistant II: One year of satisfactory full-time experience providing simple treatment and other patient care services under professional supervision.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care, and the ability to respond effectively to changing patient needs while adhering to ethical principles and high standards.
Nice To Haves
- New York State Certified Nursing Assistant license or certification from an approved certified nursing aide training program.
- One year of patient care experience.
- High school diploma or GED.
Responsibilities
- Change simple dressings and administer enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
- Apply hot water bottles, aqua K pads, ice bags, coolers, and hot and cold compresses as directed.
- Chart and document care and behaviors as required.
- Take temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure, and respiration rates.
- Attend to patients’ daily living, personal, hygienic, and basic human needs.
- Feed patients who require assistance to ensure they receive appropriate nourishment.
- Bathe and dress patients, brush their teeth, and trim their fingernails and toenails.
- Maintain patients’ rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
- On occasion, perform housekeeping and cleaning duties related to direct care to help ensure the facility is clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied.
- Communicate information about treatment procedures and visiting hours to patients and visitors, and encourage and support those who may be despondent or apprehensive.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits, including generous leave, health insurance, and participation in the state pension system.
- Some positions may include annual supplemental pay such as location pay for UUP, CSEA, and PEF full-time positions and shift differentials for evening, night, or other supplemental shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
