Nursing Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Union: 1199

Job summary

HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, NY is seeking a Nursing Assistant to join the Three Spellman unit. The role involves direct patient care, hygiene, mobility assistance, nutrition support, and reporting observations to the RN during day shifts.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of nursing assistant experience, a high school diploma, and a CNA or BLS is preferred. This is a full-time, union-position with alternating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as nursing assistant preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred; BLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hygiene/Grooming: Provides or assists with patient cleanliness and grooming.
• Mobility: Assists with ambulation, repositioning, and transfer support.
• Nutrition: Assists with meals, feeding, and intake tracking (calories).
• Communication: Reports significant observations to the RN.
• Vital Signs, Treatment/Procedures: Measures vital signs per policy.
• Rounds/Safety Checks: Conducts unit rounds for comfort and safety.
• Clean-up: Maintains clean and orderly patient/unit environment.
• General Duties: Manages supplies, linen, and transport equipment.
• Emergency assistance: assist with CPR and crash cart procedures.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Nursing Assistant

Company: HealthAlliance Hospital

City/State: Kingston, NY

Category: Nursing Support

Department: Three Spellman

Union: Yes

Union Name: 1199

Position: Full Time

Hours: 3 12-hr shifts; alternating weekends and holidays

Shift: Day – 12 hour Shift

Req #: 50544

Posted Date: Oct 16, 2026

Hiring Range: $22.171/hr

*If you are hired by WMCHealth, your final base salary will be determined based on job-related factors, including employment status (full-time, part-time or per diem), relevant skills, qualifications and experience. Consistent with our commitment to pay equity, we also consider internal equity among similarly situated employees when determining final compensation.

Job Details:

• 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.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.
• BLS, preferred.

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HealthAlliance Hospital