Compassionate Nursing Assistant I/II: Patient Care

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking Nursing Assistant I/II in Stony Brook, NY. Under RN supervision, you will communicate with patients and visitors to convey treatment information and hours, while supporting those who are distressed or anxious.

You will assist with daily living activities and basic care in a hospital setting. The role emphasizes empathy, dignity, and confidentiality, with responsibilities ranging from basic nursing tasks to light housekeeping as needed to maintain a clean, safe

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Change simple dressings as directed, give enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
• Apply hot water bottles, aqua K pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses as directed.
• Chart and document care and/or behaviors as required.
• Take temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure and respiration rate.
• Attend to daily living activities, personal, hygienic, and simple human needs in order to maintain in the clinical facility an atmosphere conducive to treatment and comfortable for persons in care.
• Feed persons requiring assistance in order to assure that such individuals receive appropriate nourishment.
• Bathe and dress, brush teeth and trim fingernails and toenails of persons in care.
• Maintain persons in care rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
• On occasion and in conjunction with providing care, may perform a variety of housekeeping and cleaning duties as related to direct care in order to assure that the clinical facility is clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient care knowledge

Ethical principles

Job description

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking Nursing Assistant I/II in Stony Brook, NY. Under RN supervision, you will communicate with patients and visitors to convey treatment information and hours, while supporting those who are distressed or anxious.

You will assist with daily living activities and basic care in a hospital setting. The role emphasizes empathy, dignity, and confidentiality, with responsibilities ranging from basic nursing tasks to light housekeeping as needed to maintain a clean, safe