Nursing Assistant 2, NS35 Neonatal ICU (Nights)

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant 2 for the Neonatal ICU night shift. The role involves assisting with newborn care, monitoring, and supporting licensed staff to ensure high-quality patient care.

The position requires at least 1 year of relevant experience or NYS CNA certification. Responsibilities include hygiene, feeding, mobility, and observation in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of satisfactory full-time patient care experience.
• Certification as a NYS CNA may substitute for the required experience.
• Demonstrated ability to assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Attend to patients’ personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Assist with mobility, feeding, bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Observe and record intake, output, and vital signs as directed.
• Assist with simple treatments and therapies under supervision.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of patient areas and equipment.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Observation & monitoring

Communication

Education

New York State Certified Nursing Assistant (NYS CNA)

Job description

Job Description

The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant 2, NS35 Neonatal ICU (Nights).

Distinguishing Characteristics

Nursing Assistants provide care to individuals in hospitals and long-term care facilities operated by New York State. Care ranges from attending to patients’ personal hygiene needs, to performing a limited number of simple treatments and therapies under direction of licensed clinical staff. Incumbents provide direct hands-on care to individuals by assisting with bathing, dressing, perineal care, mobility, eating, and other daily living activities.

Illustrative Duties

• Changes simple dressings as directed, gives enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
• Applies abdominal "T" binders, hot water bottles, aqua "K" pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses to patients as directed.
• Assists patients in collecting urine and stool specimens.
• Observes and records patients’ quantitative food and fluid intake and waste output.
• Takes temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and respiration rate.
• Gives therapeutic baths such as sitz and fever sponge baths.
• Measures and records height and weight.
• Inspects functioning oxygen therapy equipment including tents, masks, and cannulae to ensure appropriate functioning.
• Recognizes and reports abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions to clinical staff.
• Applies splints, braces, slings and other self-help devices.
• Operates a variety of specialized patient monitoring and treatment devices.
• Attends to patients’ hygiene and daily living needs in order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to patient comfort and treatment. Examples include bathing and dressing patients, brushing teeth, and trimming nails.
• Collects and carries patients’ laundry and dry cleaning and delivers objects to appropriate locations in the health care facility.
• Receives patients’ belongings and transports objects to safe storage, keeping appropriate records.
• Feeds patients requiring assistance.
• As directed by clinical staff, moves, positions, lifts and transports patients using a variety of lifts and other aids in order to make patients comfortable, prepare patients for treatment, deliver patients to treatment areas, and to prevent contractures.
• Brings bedpans and urinals to patients requiring assistance and attends to incontinent patients.
• Talks and listens to patients and responds by encouraging patients to cooperate and participate in treatment activities.
• May transport patients and supplies on occasion.
• May perform a variety of limited housekeeping and cleaning duties related to direct patient care in order to ensure that treatment and patient areas are clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Non-Competitive: 1-year of satisfactory full-time experience in the provision of simple treatment and other patient care services under professional supervision.
  • Possession of current certification as a New York State Certified Nursing Assistant may substitute for the required experience.

55 B/C Qualifications

• Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. To be considered, you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.
• It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.