CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - Full Time, Evening Shift (Toddlers)($2500 sign on bonus!)

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under supervision.

The role requires NY CNA certification and BLS, with duties spanning vital signs, feeding support, and care plan implementation in a pediatric setting. The position emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, accurate documentation, and ensuring resident safety and well-being across shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of 100 hours Nurses Aide Training Program. Certified Nurses Aide by State of NY.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and safe delivery of resident care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and report observations.
• Assist in implementation of direct resident care per care plan.
• Complete daily resident assignments efficiently.
• Ensure resident safety throughout shift.
• Supervise assigned residents and track their location.
• Maintain resident appearance and hygiene.
• Promote age-appropriate independence in ADLs.
• Keep environment neat, clean, and organized.
• Assist in feeding per care plan to ensure nutrition and hydration.
• Document vital signs, I&O, heights/weights as directed.
• Report changes in resident status to nurse manager.
• Communicate resident status during shift changes.
• Engage residents in age-appropriate social activities.
• Collaborate with therapeutic activities staff.
• Escort residents to appointments and complete clinic forms.
• Identify belongings and maintain inventory.
• Report broken equipment immediately.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Assist in admissions process and vital signs.

Skills

Patient care

Observation & reporting

Team collaboration

Vital signs

Documentation

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) NY

BLS certification

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Brief Description

The Certified Nurses Aide performs direct and indirect patient care services under the direct supervision of licensed staff. Supports Hospital's mission to provide the highest quality care by complying with regulatory guidelines, meeting agency standards, and obtaining appropriate certification.

Responsibilities

JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures quality and safe delivery of resident care.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team meetings and reports observations and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Actively participates in the implementation of direct resident care in accordance with the care plan.
• Completes daily resident assignments efficiently.
• Accountable for resident safety throughout their shift.
• Provides supervision of assigned residents and accountable for location of resident throughout shift.
• Ensures resident's overall appearance reflects good personal hygiene and appropriate dress.
• Promotes age appropriate independence on ADLs.
• Ensues the residents living environment is neat, clean, and well-organized.
• Ensures optimal nutrition and hydration of the resident by assisting in feeding as per care plan.
• Accurately documents TPR, I & O, heights/weights and all important data as directed by unit routine.
• Promptly reports changes in resident status to staff nurse/nurse manager.
• Communicates resident’s status to staff nurse/nurse manager when reporting off unit for breaks and end of shift.
• Engages residents in age appropriate socialization/stimulation.
• Collaborates with therapeutic activity staff.
• Escorts residents to ACF/clinic appointments as assigned and is responsible for having clinic consult form filled out and returned.
• Accurately identifies resident/environmental /personal belongings.
• Reports all broken and malfunctioning equipment immediately to staff nurse/nurse manager.
• Maintains a clean, well-organized work environment.
• Initiates the admissions process by greeting the resident in the lobby, escorts to unit, orients to room and assist in vital signs, height, and weight.

Non-essential Duties

• Collaborates with environmental services to ensure adequate clean clothes are available.
• Accompanies patients on outside trips, and activities as needed with therapeutic activities staff/school.
• Actively seeks out opportunities to enhance present knowledge.
• Participates in unit based quality improvement activities.
• Assists Nurse or Doctor in procedures as needed.

Requirements

Formal education required:

High School Graduate or equivalent.

Successful completion of 100 hours Nurses Aide Training Program. Certified Nurses Aide by State of NY.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Previous Experience Required:

One year experience in Medical Surgical / Pediatrics preferred.

• This position is subject to the schedule and applicable provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Summary

Join our fabulous team of professionals where big hearts help little patients! We RECOGNIZE ability and REWARD excellence. We offer a competitive salary and generous benefits:

• Excellent individual/family benefits
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is committed to nurturing a compassionate environment that welcomes all children, young adults, families, and staff; built on the belief that what makes us different makes us stronger, and provides unity throughout our community.

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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