Nursing Attendant

Montefiore Health System•New York, NY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and services. The role supports patient-focused care on the Patient Unit by helping maintain a safe, clean, and functional environment; assisting with dietary and daily living needs; facilitating communication; and transporting patients and assisting visitors. The position is in the NUR - Medicine department in Bronx, New York, and is scheduled for the night shift, 11:00 PM–7:30 AM, with alternate weekends. Scheduled daily hours are 7.5. The listed hourly hiring rate is $25.13 and may be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education, or other relevant factors.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Graduate of a state-certified program.
1–3 years of clinical experience as a nursing student or foreign graduate nurse.
Effective written and oral English communication skills.

Responsibilities

Assist and supervise patients with activities of daily living, including eating, bathing, grooming, and ambulating, as appropriate to the patient population.
Support patient mobility through range-of-motion activities, ambulation, transfers, and application of splints and braces.
Help maintain skin integrity through pressure-relieving devices, turning and positioning, and assistance with pressure ulcer care.
Provide comfort measures, including bed making, positioning, body alignment, and back rubs.
Assist with elimination needs, urinary catheter care, output measurement and documentation, and bowel and bladder retraining; administer cleansing enemas as directed.
Help maintain patient safety through observation, environmental rounds, call-bell response, and appropriate use of side rails, restraints, periodic awareness, and constant observation.
Maintain a quiet environment to support patient rest and sleep and follow body-substance precautions and infection-control policies.
Obtain and document vital signs, height, and weight as directed; report variations from baseline to the RN and document notification.
Obtain and document specimens, and notify the RN if collection is not completed.
Administer hot and cold applications as directed and assist with surgery preparation, diagnostic and therapeutic treatments, and emergency procedures.
Provide post-mortem care and transport patients to the morgue when assigned.
Admit patients to the unit by providing comfort supplies, completing the unit orientation checklist, and documenting patient clothing and property; pack and transport belongings when patients are transferred or expire.
Accompany admitted or transferred patients to the nursing unit and transport patients to diagnostic procedures and other hospital locations.
Transport patient medical records to designated hospital locations as directed by the RN.
Maintain a clean and neat environment, dispose of soiled linen, restock and transport supplies and equipment, maintain utility and service rooms, and perform assigned equipment checks.
Answer patient call lights promptly and refer patient and family questions to the RN.
Protect patient confidentiality and privacy, document accurately in the medical record, communicate courteously and appropriately, and report observations or changes in patient condition to the RN.
Ask the RN questions and seek clarification as needed; report unsafe conditions to the RN.
Introduce self to patients, families, and visitors at the beginning of the shift and as indicated, and update the whiteboard daily.
Work collaboratively with the unit team and other departments and disciplines, completing assignments within scheduled time and using resources efficiently.
Follow dress code, attendance, sick-call, meal-period, break, time-off, Nursing policy, and patient-rights requirements.
Participate in assigned performance-improvement activities and attend educational programs related to practice.
Perform other related duties assigned by the Administrative Nurse Manager, Assistant Administrative Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator, or charge nurse.