Patient Care Technician /Tour 1 / Full Time

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare facility dedicated to providing high-quality patient care in a supportive environment. As a Patient Care Technician, you will play a vital role in assisting patients with daily activities and ensuring their comfort. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work in a renowned long-term care facility known for its excellence in rehabilitation services. You will collaborate with a dedicated team of professionals, contribute to the well-being of patients, and grow your skills in a dynamic healthcare setting. Embrace the chance to make a difference in the lives of those you care for.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College Tuition Discounts

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Valid NYS Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required.
• Completion of basic skill training program for Nurse's Aides.

Responsibilities

• Assists in recreational and rehabilitation activities for patients.
• Prepares patients for examinations and assists in personal hygiene.
• Maintains clinical competence by attending continuing education programs.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Basic Nursing Skills

Vital Signs Measurement

Education

Completion of Basic Skill Training for Nurse's Aides

New York State Nurse's Aide Certificate

Job description

Patient Care Technician /Tour 1 / Full Time

NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a 304-bed long term care facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on an 88-acre landmark campus in Staten Island's lush Greenbelt, easily accessible from all points by car and bus. Sea View provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. The facility is also well-known for its long-term care Traumatic Brain Injury unit, the first of its kind in New York State.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Sea View ranked #1 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2023 & 2024 . It also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2024 .

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

Under direct supervision of a Licensed Nurse or other licensed professional staff, performs activities and procedures of a non-professional nature in direct/indirect care of patients and residents, or participates as a member of a treatment, nursing, medical or health care team in implementing appropriate regimens.

Valid NYS Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required. Additional $2,000 differential for working in long-term care facilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in recreational and rehabilitation activities designed to meet the assessed needs, interests and capabilities of patients. Supervises patients/residents during field trips.
• Assists with the physical care and personal hygiene of selected patients, consisting of, but not limited to, changing simple dressings, giving enemas and taking vital signs. Prepares patient for meals and feeds them if necessary.
• Prepares patient for examination by performing assigned procedures such as temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight and measurements, and assists in the examination process.
• Prepares patient and/or examining room for examination, treatment and/or procedures. Sets up and arranges exam room.
• Maintains, assembles and dismantles devices and equipment used in patient care. Prepares and tests equipment for safe operation and transports various equipment and supplies.
• Changes linen and makes beds. Keeps ward and/or unit, linen, utility, treatment, storage rooms and recreational areas in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Assists in care and storage of patients' clothing and property and sterilizes clothing and other personal items when required.
• Reports observations of patients' and families' condition, mental state and social behavior to medical and professional staff caring for patients, and participates in the assessment and/or care of patients and families.
• Maintains, controls, completes, processes and files patients' charts, records, transportation and time records, appropriate forms and documents.
• Escorts ambulatory patients and transports non-ambulatory patients by wheelchair, stretcher, bed or stretcher-bed, including those with intravenous apparatuses to all departments, clinics, diagnostic and therapeutic units, religious and recreation centers, and other areas within the facility and facility's affiliation hospital. Accompanies children to facility school and explains nature of trips to patients.
• Transports bodies and/or assists mortuary caretaker in transporting bodies to the mortuary and places in refrigerator when necessary. Searches DOA's and completes the required DOA reports. Transports fetuses, amputated parts or other specimens to morgue and provides postmortem care.
• Collects and delivers specimens, charts, x-rays, regular and emergency requisitions for diagnostic tests and treatments. Performs other messenger duties, as required.
• Provides for comfort needs of patients and assists patient with all aspects and activities of daily living.
• Maintains clinical competence by attending continuing education programs.

Minimum Qualifications

· Graduation from elementary school.

· Successful completion of a basic skill training program for Nurse's Aides, or its equivalent.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements above, assignment to a long-term care facility requires a New York State Nurse's Aide Certificate.

How To Apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online at EMPLOYMENT.NYCHHC.ORG by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities