Nursing Assistant- Full Time Nights- 7p-7a, Newton NJ

Atlantic Health System; Newton (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health System is seeking a healthcare assistant to work alongside physicians and nurses, providing advanced primary and specialty nursing support. The role involves assisting with daily activities, bathing, meals, transportation, and basic medication administration to help ensure a positive patient and family experience.

Key duties include supporting nursing staff with direct patient care, delivering meals, transporting patients, and performing rounds and vital signs monitoring.

Qualifications

• Provides patients with support through activities including bathing, meals, transportation, and positioning.
• Assists nursing personnel in delivering direct patient care.
• Collects food trays and provides between-meal nourishment.

Responsibilities

• Supports nursing personnel in providing direct patient care and assists patients with daily activities.
• Serves and collects food trays and provides between-meal nourishment.
• Changes bed linen, transports patients for consultations, treatments, tests, or examinations.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs such as temperature or pulse.
• Ensures a safe care environment for the patients and their families.
• Performs continuous rounds and check-ins to meet patient and family needs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Mobility assistance

Patient transport

Teamwork

Basic nursing support

Job description

Responsible for working alongside physicians and nurses and facilitating advanced primary and specialty nursing services. Provides patients with support through activities including, but not limited to bathing services, serving meals, transportation, administering medication, and positioning. Ensures patients and families have a positive experience by exhibiting alertness, collaboration, teamwork, and a positive attitude.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Supports nursing personnel in providing direct patient care and assists patients with daily activities.
• Serves and collects food trays and provides between-meal nourishment.
• Changes bed linen, runs errands and prepares and sterilizes treatment trays and supplies.
• Transports patients within the facility for consultations, treatments, tests, or examinations.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs such as temperature or pulse and provides basic treatment.
• Ensures a safe care environment for the patients and their families.
• Performs continuous rounds and check-ins throughout the shift to ensure patient and family needs are met.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.