Nursing Assistant - Float Team Nights

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking Nursing Assistants to support inpatient nursing teams, ensuring patient comfort and safety across shifts.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, and maintaining a clean, safe environment while following MSK policies and procedures. A Nursing Assistant certification or equivalent healthcare credential is required, with BLS by hire.

Qualifications

• Certification as Nursing Assistant or related healthcare certification (PCT, EMT, Med Tech, Home Health Aid, LPN) required, OR at least 1 year of healthcare experience in lieu of certification.
• BLS Certification required by time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Take patient vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, temperature, oxygen saturation).
• Encourage exercises and guide activities including ambulation, transfers, turning, positioning.
• Maintain a clean, comfortable environment per MSK policies.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient assistance

Infection control

Teamwork

Documentation

Education

Nursing Assistant certification

Healthcare related certification

Job description

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK

We are seeking Nursing Assistants to become a part of our team of dedicated professionals! As a member of our Magnet- designated Nursing team, you will provide support to the inpatient nursing staff, while working to ensure comfort and safety for our patients and their family members.

Role Overview

• Be responsible for taking patient vital signs, including blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate, temperature and oxygen saturation
• Encourage patient to perform exercises and guide patient activities as advised including ambulating, transferring, turning and positioning
• Maintain a clean, comfortable environment for each patient that aligns with MSK policies and procedures
• Perform personal hygiene tasks for patients including bathing, mouth care, peri-care and skin care
• Ensure patient has necessarily supplies every single day including a clean gown, towels, soap, etc; change bed linens as needed
• Record intake and output
• Escort discharged patients out of hospital as directed by RN
• Provide Post-mortem care

Key Qualifications

• Nursing Assistant or other healthcare related certification (PCT, EMT, Med Tech, Home Health Aid, LPN) required, OR at least 1 year of healthcare related experience (NA, PCT, EMT, Med Tech, Home Health Aid, LPN) in lieu of the certification.
• BLS Certification required by the time of hire

Core Skills

• An effective communicator, able to resolve how best to reach difference audiences
• Excited to work as part of a care-giving, patient-centered team, capable of building positive relationships and delivering patient-centric solutions
• A problem-solver, eager to take initiative in new situations and address tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and passion
• Adept at building partnerships and working collaboratively to meet shared goals and objectives
• A good decision-maker, with shown success at making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward

Pay Range: $22.42- $28.77/hr

Additional Information

• Location: 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY
• Schedule: 7PM-7:30AM; Mon-Fri weekend and holiday rotation

Helpful Links

• MSK Compensation Philosophy
• Review Our Greats Benefits Offerings

Pay Range: $22.87 - $29.38

FSLA Status: Non-Exempt

Closing

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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