POSITION SUMMARY Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.

　　RESPONSIBILITIES

　　1. Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team:

　　• Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities.

　　• Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.

　　• Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms.

　　• Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.

　　2. Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:

　　• Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals.

　　• Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.

　　• Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.

　　• Toilets patients as necessary.

　　• Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.

　　• Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.

　　• Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.

　　• Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments.

　　3. Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:

　　• Changes and makes beds.

　　• Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed.

　　• Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.

　　• Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate are.

　　• Prepares room for new admissions, transfers and post-operative patients.

　　4. Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:

　　• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned.

　　• Measures and records fluid intake and output; totals at shift end.

　　• Perform, mount and process EKG's.

　　• Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County guidelines.

　　• Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum.

　　• Administers enemas, as directed.

　　• Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated.

　　• Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures.

　　• Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e. - applying and changing simple dressings).

　　• Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e. oral suctioning).

　　5. Performs a variety of related duties:

　　• Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients.

　　• Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans over-bed table, and helps distribute and collect trays.

　　• Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed.

　　• Reports missing or damaged equipment to Nursing Unit Secretary.

　　• Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition.

　　• Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment.

　　• Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned.

　　• Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services.

　　• Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue.

　　6. Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by:

　　• Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program.

　　• Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements.

　　• Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.

　　7. Performs related duties, as required.

　　ADA Essential Functions

　　REQUIRED

　　EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS • High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

　　• Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.

　　• OR

　　• Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.

　　• NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.

　　• Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions.

　　• Ability to work in diversified settings.

　　• Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required

　　Additional Salary Detail

　　The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).