Nursing Assistant

Westchester Medical Center; City of Kingston (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthAlliance Hospital – Kingston, NY is seeking a Nursing Support colleague to assist nursing staff and help maximize patient care. This full-time role features a 12-hour day shift and requires dedication to patient comfort and safety.

Responsibilities include hygiene, mobility assistance, nutrition support, and timely reporting to RNs. Candidates should have a high school diploma and strong communication skills; one year of CNA experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1 year of nursing assistant experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Strong communication and patient-care skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff to maximize patient care including hygiene, mobility, and comfort.
• Report observations to RN and participate in safety checks.
• Maintain unit cleanliness and restock supplies as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Job description

HealthAlliance Hospital · Three Spellman

Kingston , NY

Nursing Support

Full Time

Day - 12 hour Shift

3 12-hr shifts; alternating weekends and holidays

Job Summary

To provide assistance to the nursing staff to maximize care to the patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Hygiene/Grooming: Provides or assists the patient with services that relate to patient cleanliness including: bath and oral care, shampoo, shave, grooming, peri-care and dressing, post mortem care, utilizing Standard Precautions.
• Mobility: Provide or assist the patient with the services that relate to physical mobility i.e., ambulation, repositioning, and bed rest. Assists with transfer of patients, assist with wheelchairs, walkers, cane, over bed frame. Assists with restraint application.
• Nutrition: Provide or assist the patient with services that relate to food, beverage, and fluid intake, i.e., setting up meal tray, feeding patients, NPO, and calorie count maintenance.
• Communication: Reports significant observations to RN.
• Vital Signs, Treatment/Procedures: Assesses the patient’s vital signs, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respirations per unit specific policy. Measures postural vital signs, weight & height (including bed scale), I & O (except for gastric and parenteral fluids), sitz baths, incentive spirometry, and pulse oximetry.
• Rounds/Safety Checks: Performs ongoing unit rounds to ensure patients’ comfort and safety needs are met, answers call bell.
• Clean-up: Maintains patient and unit environment in a neat, clean, and orderly manner/ bedmaking.
• General Duties: Ensures that all supplies/linen are maintained at unit pars, transport equipment, specimen collection, other unit/environmental duties assigned.
• Emergency assistance, i.e., assist with CPR, exchange of crash cart.

Qualifications/Requirements

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year experience working as a nursing assistant, preferred

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.