Patient Care Technician​/Nursing Assistant - Psychiatry Nights

Job Description
- Patient Care Technician/Nursing Assistant
- Psychiatry Full Time Nights (2504596)

Patient Care Technician/Nursing Assistant
- Psychiatry Full Time Nights

Under the direction and supervision of the Registered Professional Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse, Patient Care Technician (PCT) / Nursing Assistant (NA) provide direct patient care.

• Assists patients with basic needs including bathing, grooming, dressing, eating and using the restroom.
• Regularly measures and records vital signs such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration.
• Draws blood, urine, or stool samples for testing.
• Performing constant observation and proactive safety rounds, performing activities of daily living assistance; engaging patients in meaningful interaction and activities.
• Immediately reports and changes in a patient’s condition to the nursing staff.
• Maintaining safe, clean, and therapeutic environments; responding to patient call bells; answering phones; property and environment searches.
• Ordering,maintaining, and putting away supplies; other duties as assigned.
• Assists patients in moving around, transferring them to and from beds, wheelchairs and other devices.
• Acts as a liaison between patients, families and medical staff.
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patients and their families.

• Basic Life Support(“BLS”) certification required.

PCT certification required within first year of employment.

• High school Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in a Nursing Assistant role in a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory setting preferred.

• Ability to stand, walk, and move quickly for extended periods, especially during emergencies.
• Ability toassist with patient transfers, repositioning, and physical interventions if needed.
• Lifting and/or transferring patients, including those who may be physically aggressive or uncooperative, with the use of appropriate safety techniques and equipment.
• Handling equipment and supplies needed for emergency care.
• Reacting quickly to situations involving physical restraint, patient agitation, or aggression.
• Providing physical support in restraining or de‑escalating patients if necessary.
• Ability to use medical instruments, perform assessments, administer medications, and manage equipment with precision.
• Performing tasks such as documenting patient information, administering injections, or manipulating medical equipment .
• Ability to maintain physical and mental alertness during long shifts, including night shifts and weekends.
• Capacity to manage high-stress situations with clear decision-making and physical capability.
• Ability to manage the emotional and physical challenges that come with caring for patients who may be agitated or experiencing mental health crises.
• Must be able to respond quickly and take rapid action including using physical restraint procedures to stabilize patient in a crisis.
• These physical demands are tailored to the nature of the job, which requires a high level of alertness, physical engagement, and responsiveness, especially when dealing with patients in acute psychiatric distress.

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of SBELIH.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke-free environment.
  
  Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
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