Unit Support Associate

SilkRoad; Village of Mineola (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking a Unit Support Associate to maintain a clean, safe environment and support unit operations. The role involves transporting patients, supplies, and specimens, and assisting with duties for effective unit functioning.

Minimum qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, with strong communication and customer service skills. Preferred candidates may have 1–2 years in a hospital setting and basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Transports patients, supplies, laboratory specimens, blood, and other items as directed.
• Performs cleaning duties to ensure orderly functioning of the unit or department; handles garbage and trash disposal.
• Maintains patient safety and responds to patient, family, and visitor needs promptly.
• Maintains inventory of unit supplies and stocks/distributes supplies, instruments, and linens as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Unit Support Associate.

In this role, the successful candidate Cleans and maintains a safe environment in assigned area and assists with activities necessary for effective functioning of the unit or department.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Transports patients, supplies, laboratory specimens, blood, and other items as directed.
• Performs a variety of cleaning duties necessary to the orderly functioning of the respective unit or department. Cleans all equipment related to the unit or department. Responsible for garbage and trash disposal.
• Maintains patient safety. Responds to patient, family, and visitor needs in a timely fashion.
• Maintains inventory of unit or department supplies in alignment with par levels. Stocks and distributes supplies, instruments, and linens as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or GED. Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, and customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 - 2 years In aHospital setting.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

• Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement.
• The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support.
• Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
• The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $47,979.15 - $47,979.15 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.