Nurse Aide II-Emergency Department--Night Shift- Alternate weekends

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women’s imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse Aide II-Emergency Department-Full-Time-Night Shift
- Alternate weekends – NSG-Emergency Departm. In this role, the successful candidate under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, assists the nursing and medical staff by performing identified service and established procedures to provide for the care, comfort and safety of patients. Maintains patient care areas in a clean and orderly condition; prepares equipment and supplies according to established procedure and transports patients as needed.

Participates in the orientation process of new employees.

• Observes the patient and relays information and any changes to the appropriate nursing personnel
• Observes the patient and reports any reaction or change in condition to the nurse in a timely manner.
• Assists the patient in the activities of daily living — nourishment, ambulation, personal hygiene and toileting. Adapts care delivery to meet the individual needs of the patient.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients by performing such tasks as vital signs/weight, complete/partial baths, Foley catheter care and enemas in compliance with policy and procedure.
• Under the direction of the RN, demonstrates proper turning and positioning of patient with required nursing intervention to maintain the skin integrity of patients and reports all alterations to the RN.
• Distributes patient nourishment; assists with feeding; collects trays and document the patient’s intake on the appropriate form.
• Maintains and coordinates patient flow into the examination areas in a manner that demonstrates knowledge of practice and personal initiative.
• Responds to and assists with emergencies as needed under the direction of the RN which including, but not limited to, performing CPR, moving the patient, decontaminating patients according to procedure.
• Responds to and assists with emergencies as needed under the direction of the RN which including, but not limited to, performing CPR, moving the patient, d patients according to procedure
• Implements measures to minimize patient discomfort within 5 to 15 minutes of request such as notifying nursing and medical staff of patient’s complaints of pain, applying splints and ice, or moving patients per RN direction and procedure.
• Correctly identifies patients needing specimen collection/procedures according to the patient’s identification and allergy bracelet 100% of the time. If patient needs a bracelet will contact RN and registrar to support that the patient to receives the correct identification bracelet.
• Accurately collects and labels all specimens according to established procedure.
• Process’ specimens for transportation and analysis according to hospital and infection control procedures.
• Properly removes the patients clothing in readiness for examination and completes patient valuables and property record according to procedure.
• Supports the delivery of patient care by providing a patient care environment that is properly stocked with supplies and properly functioning equipment.
• Demonstrates and implements surgical and medical asepsis techniques with the preparation of patient equipment for cleaning, sterilization and set up.
• Properly…