Patient Care Technician / Senior Nursing Attendant - Coronary Care Unit, Part-Time, Evenings

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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

Duties include supporting patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; providing toileting, hygiene, comfort, and meal assistance; taking and recording vital signs and measurements; collecting specimens and documenting intake and output; assisting with patient treatments, mobility, positioning, and transport; and reporting clinical changes or alarms to the RN. The technician also supports patient safety observations, maintains rooms and supplies, assists with unit quality-improvement data collection, and contributes to staff education and development.

This is a part-time evening position in the Coronary Care Unit at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island. The employer offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including financial security benefits, paid time off, employee resource groups, and a holistic employee wellness program.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduation from 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 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 an additional language is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes, including orienting patients, preparing bedside units, handling belongings, and escorting patients as needed.
• Conduct patient rounds for toileting, positioning, comfort, safety, and personal needs; respond promptly to call lights.
• Assemble oxygen and suction setups.
• Provide basic hygiene and personal care, including bathing, oral, denture, hair, nail and foot care, shaving, and assistance with bedpans, urinals, and commodes.
• Prepare patients for meals, position them appropriately, assist with utensils and food, and feed patients as needed.
• Perform or assist with simple treatments, remove and reapply SCD wraps as directed, assist the RN with enema procedures, and collect specimens as directed.
• Notify the RN of audible clinical alarms and observed changes or abnormalities in patient condition.
• Assist with moving, lifting, positioning, and transporting patients, and secure personal items before procedures when needed.
• Change linens according to policy and need.
• Take and electronically record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, and respiration as directed; weigh patients and record weights as ordered.
• Measure and record oral intake, urinary output, bowel elimination, and gastric or other drainage; calculate eight-hour totals and empty drainage bags.
• Perform post-mortem care and safety observations for patients on continuous observation or in restraints, according to policy and RN direction.
• Respond compassionately to patient and family needs and customer concerns, and establish effective relationships with staff and members of the healthcare team.
• Maintain competence through in-service and educational programs; attend staff meetings or review and sign minutes when absent.
• Maintain safe, uncluttered patient rooms and cleanliness of assigned utility rooms and pantries; assist with patient, procedure, and supply-room equipment and supply management.
• Perform errands and other directed duties, including assisting other units and bringing stretchers.
• Discuss educational goals and plans with the Nurse Manager and/or Nursing Professional Development Specialist.
• 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; give feedback to new and current nursing attendants on development opportunities.

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 well-being.

What This Job Offers

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