Nursing Assistant, PT

Livingston County, NY; Town of Mount Morris (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Livingston County is seeking Nursing Assistants – NC for its County Service. The role supports residents in county skilled nursing facilities with non-technical tasks and direct care under supervision.

The position emphasizes resident comfort, hygiene, feeding support, and basic observation. A certified NYS nurse aide or nursing student in good standing is required, with preference for county residents.

Qualifications

• Certified as a Residential Health Care Facilities Nurse Aide or Certified Nurse Aide.
• Nursing student in approved program with two full semesters and/or 90 contact hours, awaiting licensure exam.
• Ability to lift and support resident weight with assisting devices.

Responsibilities

• Aids in walking, feeding, bathing and related restorative care for residents.
• Assists with personal hygiene (hair, nails, mouth, teeth, dentures).
• Takes vital signs under supervision of RN.
• Supports range of motion and independence activities under supervision.
• Assists residents with meals and feeding when necessary.
• Reports residents' food intake and output as ordered by RN.
• Makes beds and changes linen; restocks supplies.
• Provides lotion rubs and assesses resident needs and well-being.
• Delivers toiletries and linen, secures valuables.
• Transfers and positions residents; moves equipment as needed.
• Assists with outside activities as requested.

Skills

Care for elderly

Physical strength

Discretion

Cooperation

Education

NYS DOH Nurse Aide certification

Nursing student or nursing program graduate

Job description

RESIDENCY

Candidates must have been legal residents of the following jurisdiction(s) for at least four months immediately preceding the date of the application:

• Livingston County or New York State

This position exists in the County skilled nursing facilities and involves the performance of non-technical tasks involving the routine care of residents and providing such indirect or non-nursing services are not required to be performed by a Licensed Practical or Registered Professional Nurse. Work is subject to general supervision, except activities concerned with actual care of residents, which are performed under direct supervision by the registered nurse in charge. Does related work as required.

• Aids in walking, feeding, bathing and related restorative and rehabilitative care activities for residents and aids in caring for their personal needs and comfort;
• Aids residents with personal hygiene by shampooing and combing hair, cleaning and cutting nails, giving mouthwashes, cleaning teeth and dentures;
• Takes temperature, respiration rate, pulse of residents under supervision of the registered nurse in charge;
• Assists professional nursing personnel in carrying out assigned range of motion, promotion of self-help and independence activities and reality orientation;
• Assists residents with meals including feeding residents when necessary;
• Reports record of residents' food intake and output when ordered by the registered nurse in charge;
• Makes beds and changes linen on a regular basis or as otherwise directed;
• Gives residents lotion rubs and assess resident needs and general well being;
• Supplies residents with soap, facial and toilet tissue, towels, washcloths, etc.;
• Labels and stores residents' clothes and turns over valuables to person designated by the facility;
• Fills residents' bedside water pitchers and collects used glasses to be sanitized;
• Assists nursing staff in giving enemas, and applying simple hot packs;
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment by washing and application of antiseptic solution;
• May assist with moving of room furniture, fixtures and supplies to help keep residents safe and comfortable;
• Collects and bags soiled linens and cleans bedpans;
• Assists residents on outside field trips as requested.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge in the care of the elderly and/or infirm as provided in a skilled nursing facility; ability to understand and carry out routine non-technical, oral and written directions relative to care of residents; physical strength and mental alertness; willingness to learn, cooperate and carefully follow a prescribed routine; discretion; ability to get along well with others and to secure cooperation of residents' neatness; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

1. Certified by the New York State Department of Health as a Residential Health Care Facilities Nurses Aide, or Certified Nurse Aide, or

2. A student in a school of nursing approved by the Commissioner of Education who has successfully completed at least two full semesters and/or 90 contact hours of basic medical/surgical nursing and who shall complete the clinical and written nurse aide competency evaluation/or a graduate of nursing program, waiting results of licensing exam. Ability to lift and support the body weight of a resident with the prescribed number of assisting devices.

Nursing Assistants – NC in the County Service

Livingston County residency is not a requirement for this position. However, Livingston County residents will be given preference in the hiring process.

Livingston County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.