Patient Care Technician/Senior Nursing Attendant - Med Surg Telemetry, Full-time, Days

NYU Langone Health • Village of Mineola, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is hiring a Patient Care Technician/Senior Nursing Attendant for its Med Surg Telemetry team. Under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, the successful candidate supports implementation of the nursing process by providing direct and indirect patient care and helping maintain an orderly, safe patient care environment and unit.

The position involves assisting patients with admissions, transfers, and discharges; providing comfort, hygiene, nutrition, and mobility support; collecting specimens and monitoring and recording patient measurements; reporting changes in condition and equipment alarms to the RN; and supporting safety observations and post-mortem care. The role also includes maintaining patient-care areas and supplies, participating in education and unit meetings, assisting with quality-improvement data collection, and guiding other nursing attendants in new tasks and development.

The role is full-time, day shift. The listed annual salary range is $54,391.32–$54,391.32. Actual salary depends on factors including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need; the range does not include bonuses, incentive or differential pay, or 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 is 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, including orienting patients, preparing bedside units, handling belongings, and escorting patients as needed.
• Conduct patient rounds for toileting, positioning, comfort, safety, and personal needs; answer call lights and respond promptly.
• Assemble oxygen and suction set-ups.
• Provide basic hygiene and assist patients with bedpans, urinals, and commodes.
• Prepare patients for meals, position them for eating or tube feedings, prepare utensils and food, and feed patients as needed.
• 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.
• Notify 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 removal and security of 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, and gastric and other drainage; calculate eight-hour totals and empty drainage bags.
• Perform post-mortem 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 compassionately to patient and family needs and concerns and establish effective, 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 for meetings not attended.
• Maintain a safe, uncluttered patient-room environment and assist with supply and equipment management in patient, procedure, and supply rooms.
• 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 the unit’s Quality and Performance Improvement Program, including patient satisfaction and other 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.
• Holistic 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