Patient Care Technician / Senior Nursing Attendant - Endoscopy 211 Extension., Full-Time, Days

NYU Langone Health • Village of Mineola, NY

8h

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking a Patient Care Technician / Senior Nursing Attendant for its Endoscopy 211 Extension. Under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, the successful candidate assists with implementation of the nursing process by providing direct and indirect care to assigned patients and helping maintain an orderly and safe patient-care environment and unit.

The role includes supporting patients during admission, transfer, and discharge; conducting rounds and responding to call lights; providing hygiene, toileting, meal, and basic treatment assistance; collecting specimens; taking and documenting vital signs, weights, and intake and output; and reporting patient changes or equipment alarms to the RN. The technician also assists with patient movement and procedures, performs safety observations and postmortem care, maintains patient and unit areas, supports supply and equipment management, and helps orient and develop nursing attendants. The position includes participation in education, staff meetings, and unit quality and performance improvement activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a Certified Nursing Attendant program and certification 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 is required.
• 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, including orienting patients, safeguarding belongings, preparing bedside units, and escorting patients from the building as necessary.
• Conduct patient rounds for toileting, positioning, comfort, safety, and personal needs; respond promptly to call lights.
• Assemble oxygen and suction set-ups.
• Provide basic hygiene and toileting assistance, including bathing, oral and denture care, hair, nail and foot care, shaving, and use of bedpans, urinals, and commodes.
• Prepare patients for meals, position them for eating or tube feedings, prepare utensils and food, and feed patients.
• Perform or assist with simple treatments, remove and reapply SCD wraps as directed, 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 in accordance with policy and as necessary.
• Take and electronically record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, and respiration according to care-level standards and RN direction; 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 postmortem care.
• Perform 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 and family needs and customer concerns compassionately, and establish effective, caring relationships with staff, patients, families, and other healthcare team members.
• Maintain competence through in-service and educational programs; attend staff meetings and review and sign minutes when absent.
• Maintain safe, uncluttered patient rooms and assist with supply and equipment management in patient, procedure, and supply rooms according to department standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of assigned utility rooms and pantries.
• Perform errands, relieve other units, bring stretchers, and assist other healthcare team members as directed.
• 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 with collecting data for unit quality and performance improvement activities, 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED