Patient Care Technician / Senior Nursing Attendant - Neonatal ICU, Part-Time, Evenings

NYU Langone Health • Village of Mineola, NY

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician / Senior Nursing Attendant supports the nursing process by providing direct and indirect care to assigned patients under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse. The role helps maintain a safe, orderly patient-care environment and unit in the Neonatal ICU.

The successful candidate assists with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; provides personal hygiene and comfort care; prepares patients for meals and assists with feeding; supports simple treatments and specimen collection; monitors and records vital signs and intake and output; and reports patient condition changes and clinical alarms to the RN. The position also supports patient movement and safety observations, maintains patient rooms and unit supplies, assists with unit quality and performance-improvement data collection, and helps instruct nursing attendants in tasks within their scope.

This is a part-time evening position. The listed salary range is $26.80 per hour. Actual salary depends on factors including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need; the listed rate excludes bonuses, differentials, and other compensation or benefits.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a Certified Nursing Attendant program and certified as a CNA.
• At least six months of relevant experience.
• BLS or Heartsaver CPR/AED certification issued by the American Heart Association, required upon entry to the position.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Working knowledge of English demonstrated through verbal, reading, and writing abilities.
• Strong customer-service and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of another language is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, including orienting patients, handling belongings, preparing bedside units, and escorting patients when needed.
• Conduct patient rounds for toileting, positioning, comfort, safety, and personal needs; answer call lights promptly.
• Assemble oxygen and suction setups.
• Provide basic hygiene and personal care, including bathing, mouth, denture, hair, nail and foot care, shaving, and assistance with bedpans, urinals, or commodes.
• Prepare patients for meals and tube feedings, position them appropriately, prepare utensils and food, and assist with feeding.
• Perform or assist with simple treatments, remove and reapply SCD wraps as directed by the RN, and assist the RN with enema procedures.
• Collect specimens as directed by the RN.
• Inform the RN of audible clinical alarms, including alarms from IV pumps, feeding pumps, ventilators, and bedside monitors.
• Assist with moving, lifting, positioning, and transporting patients.
• Assist with removing and securing patients' personal items before procedures as needed.
• Change linens according to policy and as necessary.
• Take and electronically record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, and respiration as directed; report abnormalities to the RN.
• Weigh patients and electronically record weights on admission when ordered and as directed by the RN.
• Measure and record oral intake, urinary output, bowel elimination, gastric and other drainage; calculate eight-hour totals and empty drainage bags.
• Perform post-mortem care.
• Conduct safety observations for patients on continuous observation or in restraints according to policy and direction.
• Report observed changes in patients' conditions to the RN.
• Respond to patient, family, and customer concerns with compassion and understanding, and establish caring relationships with staff, patients, families, and healthcare-team members.
• Maintain competence through in-service and educational programs; attend staff meetings or review and sign minutes when absent.
• Maintain safe, uncluttered patient rooms and assist with supply and equipment management in patient, procedure, and supply rooms.
• Maintain cleanliness of assigned utility rooms and pantries.
• Perform errands and other assigned duties, including relieving other units, bringing stretchers, and assisting healthcare-team members.
• Discuss personal or unit-based educational goals and plans with the Nurse Manager and/or Nursing Professional Development Specialist as appropriate.
• Demonstrate accountability for supplies, equipment, and environmental support.
• Assist in collecting data for the unit's Quality and Performance Improvement Program, including patient satisfaction measures.
• Provide instruction and demonstrate desired skills before nursing attendants undertake new tasks within their scope; share developmental feedback with new and current nursing attendants.
• Perform other duties aligned with the organization's mission and values.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED