Nursing Attendant (JR230178)

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Bronx, New York

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Full time

$25.13

Overview: <p>For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.<br /><br />The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to providing the highest quality care and services to our patients by assisting in such functions as maintaining a safe, clean and functional environment; assisting with dietary aspects of care; facilitating communication, i.e., answering phones; transporting patients and assisting visitors. As an integral part of the team, the Nursing Attendant is responsible for activities, which promote patient-focused care within the Patient Unit.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Provides assistance/supervision during activities of daily living such as eating, bathing and ambulating as appropriate for the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult or elderly patient.</li> <li>Meets the hygiene and grooming needs of patients including bathing, shaving, hair care, oral care and perineal care.</li> <li>Meets patient&rsquo;s need for mobility by performing activities such as range of motion, assisting with ambulation, transferring from bed to chair or stretcher and applying splints and braces</li> <li>Participates in maintaining patient's skin integrity through utilization of pressure relieving devices, turning and positioning, and assisting in pressure ulcer care.</li> <li>Provides patient comfort measures such as bed making positioning and body alignment and back rubs.</li> <li>Assists patients with elimination needs (including administration of cleansing enemas) provides urinary catheter care, measures and documents output and participates in bowel and bladder retraining according to policy and procedure.</li> <li>Assists in providing and maintaining a safe environment for the patient through observation and alternative interventions, including safety/environmental rounds, response to call bells utilizing Montefiore Excellence Standards.</li> <li>Provides for patient's need for rest and sleep by maintaining a quiet environment.</li> <li>Maintains body substance precautions and follows infection control policies within the institution.</li> <li>Obtains and documents vital signs as directed including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pain score, height and weight. Reports variations from baseline to RN and documents the notification.</li> <li>Obtains specimens such as urine, stool, sputum and documents as required. Notifies RN if not complete</li> <li>Administers hot and cold applications to patients as directed.</li> <li>Assists in preparing patients for surgery.</li> <li>Assists in performing diagnostic and therapeutic treatments</li> <li>Provides assistance during emergency procedures as directed</li> <li>Provides post-mortem care and transports patient to morgue as assigned.</li> <li>Admits patient to unit upon arrival including provision of comfort supplies (gown, tissues, H20); completes unit orientation checklist, patient clothing/ property list.</li> <li>If patient is transferred or expires, packs patients belongings and transports them to appropriate area.</li> <li>Provides patient care in accordance with policies and procedures for side rails, physical restraints, periodic awareness and constant observation.</li> <li>Maintains a clean and neat environment including soiled linen disposal.</li> <li>Provides for a safe environment to protect the patient from injury that is appropriate to the population of the patient, i.e. neonatal, infant, child, adolescent, adult or geriatric.</li> <li>Accompanies patients being admitted and/or transferred to the nursing unit.</li> <li>Transports patients to and from diagnostic procedures and to other hospital locations.</li> <li>Transports patient&rsquo;s medical record to designated hospital locations as directed by R.N.</li> <li>Replaces and/or restocks supplies and transports supplies and equipment within assigned clinical unit.</li> <li>Maintains utility and service rooms in proper order as assigned.</li> <li>Performs equipment checks as assigned.</li> <li>Follows infection control policies and procedures.</li> <li>Answers patient call lights immediately without walking past a call light or a patient, family, visitor, coworker requesting assistance.</li> <li>Refers questions from patients and families to the R.N.</li> <li>Maintains patient&rsquo;s confidentiality and privacy.</li> <li>Documents accurately in the patient&rsquo;s medical record.</li> <li>Communicates in a manner, which is courteous and appropriate to the age of the patient and/or family.</li> <li>Reports observations and changes in patient condition to the R.N.</li> <li>Asks questions and seeks clarification as necessary from the R.N.</li> <li>Conforms to established dress code policy and projects a professional demeanor.</li> <li>Completes assignments within time scheduled.</li> <li>Introduces self to patients/families/visitors at the beginning of the shift and ongoing as indicated, updates white board daily.</li> <li>Presents self as a member of the unit team extending assistance to all departments and disciplines.</li> <li>Complies with the MMC policies for attendance and sick call procedure.</li> <li>Complies with unit practices for meal periods breaks, requesting time off.</li> <li>Participates in assigned Performance Improvement activities.</li> <li>Complies with Nursing policies and procedures.</li> <li>Performs job functions in a manner that promotes efficient use of resources.</li> <li>Reports unsafe conditions to the R.N.</li> <li>Respects the rights of patients as delineated in the &ldquo;Patient Bill of Rights.&rdquo;</li> <li>Attends educational programs related to practice.</li> <li>Performs other related duties as assigned by the Administrative Nurse Manager, Assistant Administrative Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator or charge nurse.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>High School Graduate required or equivalent with vocational/technical training preferred.</li> <li>Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.</li> <li>Graduate of State Certified Program or 1 year of clinical experience as a nursing student/foreign graduate nurse.</li> <li>Basic Life Support (BLS) required.</li> </ul>