Nursing Attendant

2020 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital in Mount Vernon, NY is seeking a Nursing Attendant to join our patient care team. This day shift role supports the MMV - OR and PACU unit, with Monday through Friday schedules and a 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM workday.

The Nursing Attendant will help maintain a safe, clean environment, assist with dietary aspects of care, facilitate communication, answer phones, transport patients, and assist visitors, contributing to patient-focused care and timely service.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of State Certified Program preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, clean and functional environment.
• Assist with dietary aspects of care.
• Facilitate communication, e.g., answering phones.
• Transport patients and assist visitors.
• Contribute to patient-focused care as part of the unit team.

Skills

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

State Certified Program

Job description

City/State: Mount Vernon, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: MMV - OR AND PACU

Bargaining Unit: 1199

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours: 7:30 AM-3:30 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $24.99

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

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Job Summary

The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to provide the highest quality care and services to our patients by assisting in such functions as maintaining a safe, clean and functional environment; assisting with dietary aspects of care; facilitating communication, i.e., answering phones; transporting patients and assisting visitors. As an integral part of the team, the Nursing Attendant is responsible for activities, which promote patient focused care within the Patient Unit.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Graduate of State Certified Program Preferred
• Minimum of one year of experience working in a healthcare setting
• Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 121-bed, community-based teaching hospital that has been serving the medical needs of the community and region since its founding in 1891. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital provides inpatient, critical care and ambulatory services. The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital system for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is a New York State-designated Stroke Center and HIV/AIDS Center, and it is home to the Beale Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center and the Montefiore School of Nursing.

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