Compassionate Nursing Assistant: Patient Care Pro

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Nursing Assistant 2 to join the team at Stony Brook University Hospital. Working under RN supervision, you will assist with patient care, monitor vital signs, and support daily living activities to ensure a safe and compassionate environment.

We value empathy, strong communication, and adherence to high standards of care. Qualified candidates will have at least one year of relevant experience and may be preferred to hold NYS CNA certification; the posting

Qualifications

• Required: One year of satisfactory full-time experience in the provision of simple treatment and other patient care services under professional supervision.
• Preferred: NYS Certified Nursing Assistant license or certification from an approved certified nursing aide training program, one year of patient care experience and a High School Diploma or GED.

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

Education

NYs CNA license/certification

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Nursing Assistant 2 to join the team at Stony Brook University Hospital. Working under RN supervision, you will assist with patient care, monitor vital signs, and support daily living activities to ensure a safe and compassionate environment.

We value empathy, strong communication, and adherence to high standards of care. Qualified candidates will have at least one year of relevant experience and may be preferred to hold NYS CNA certification; the posting