Nursing Assistant I/II MICU Full Time Nights

Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook (NY)

On-site

USD 48,000 - 53,000

Full time

31 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Health insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Nursing Assistant 2 to support patient care under RN supervision at the Stony Brook University Hospital. You will communicate with patients and families, assist with daily living activities, and help ensure a respectful, safe environment for care.

Required: one year of full-time patient care experience; preferred NYS CNA license or approved CNA training; duties include vital signs, admissions, and basic clinical tasks.

Qualifications

Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care.
Respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles.

Responsibilities

Change simple dressings as directed, give enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
Apply hot/cold therapies and compresses as directed.
Chart and document care and/or behaviors as required.
Take temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure and respiration rate.
Attend to daily living activities and personal hygiene to maintain a conducive care environment.
Feed persons requiring assistance to ensure proper nourishment.
Bathe and dress, brush teeth and trim nails of persons in care.
Maintain patient rights, dignity and confidentiality.
May perform housekeeping duties related to direct care to keep the facility clean.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ethical patient care

Education

NYS CNA license

High School Diploma or GED

CNA training program certification

Job description

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Nursing Assistants are valuable members of our team, who provide empathic care to our patients, their families and visitors, with the highest degree of integrity and respect. Under the supervision of a RN, Nursing Assistants have frequent face-to-face communication with persons in care and their visitors for the purpose of conveying information on treatment procedures and visitors hours. They also attempt to encourage and support those persons who may be despondent or apprehensive. Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.

Duties of a Nursing Assistant may include the following but are not limited to:

Change simple dressings as directed, give enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
Apply hot water bottles, aqua K pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses as directed.
Chart and document care and/or behaviors as required.
Take temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure and respiration rate.
Attend to daily living activities, personal, hygienic, and simple human needs in order to maintain in the clinical facility an atmosphere conducive to treatment and comfortable for persons in care.
Feed persons requiring assistance in order to assure that such individuals receive appropriate nourishment.
Bathe and dress, brush teeth and trim fingernails and toenails of persons in care.
Maintain persons in care rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
On occasion and in conjunction with providing care, may perform a variety of housekeeping and cleaning duties as related to direct care in order to assure that the clinical facility is clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied.

Qualifications

Required: One year of satisfactory full-time experience in the provision of simple treatment and other patient care services under professional supervision.

Preferred: NYS Certified Nursing Assistant license or certification from an approved certified nursing aide training program, one year of patient care experience and a High School Diploma or GED.

Special Notes:

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The salary range for this position is listed below. This range reflects Stony Brook University Hospital’s good faith and reasonable estimate of potential compensation at the time of posting.
The final offer will be determined based on the candidate’s verified years of relevant, comparable experience. Please note that misrepresentation or inflation of experience may result in disqualification from the hiring process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions may also include annual supplemental pay, such as:

Location Pay: for UUP, CSEA, and PEF full-time positions
Shift Differentials: Additional pay for evening, night, or other supplemental shifts (e.g., inconvenience pay, geographic pay, or other applicable differentials)

At Stony Brook University Hospital, your compensation extends beyond your paycheck. We offer comprehensive benefits including generous leave, health insurance, and participation in the state pension system that contribute significantly to your overall total rewards package.

Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of Stony Brook University’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It includes our Health Sciences schools — Medicine, Dental, Health Professions, Nursing and Social Welfare — a Program in Public Health, as well as Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Long Island State Veterans Home, and more than 200 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Official Job Title

Nursing Assistant 2

Primary Location

US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area

Critical Care/ MICU

Schedule

Full-time

Posting Start Date

Oct 26, 2026

Posting End Date

Nov 9, 2026, 11:59:00 PM