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Northwell Careers
Sr Nursing Attendant Per Diem
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What they do
A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$40,862 / year median in New York
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Performs basic nursing skills and completes assigned tasks including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, Point of Care Testing, and 1:1 observation of patients. Job Responsibility
- Maintains areas within the department in a neat and orderly fashion
- Restocks as needed
- Transports patients
- Assists with patient care based on the area-of-assignment including, but not limited to, vital signs, post-mortem care, phlebotomy, obtaining specimens, 12-lead EKG, understanding the principles of disaster, undressing patient and assisting with procedures, distribution of meals where appropriate and assistance in feeding patients when necessary, and Point of care testing
- Provides 1 to 1 observation of patients.
- Performs department errands, including but not limited to pharmacy, medical records and central supply.
- Gives report to next shift.
- Knows the Emergency Department Policy & Procedure related to disasters.
- Acts as a female chaperone for GYN examinations as assigned. Performs related duties, as required.
- ADA Essential Functions Job Qualification High School Diploma or equivalent, required. Completed course for Nursing Assistant or six (6) months comparable hospital experience as a Nursing Assistant, or pre-hospital provider experience.
- 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.