Nurse Attendant
Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY, United States
Job Description
Under direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, a Nursing Attendant assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment.
Responsibilities
Functions as a co‑worker to the RN and a key member of the nursing care team:
Organizes patient care assignments and sets priorities;
Alerts the RN to changes in patient status, such as alterations in comfort, skin integrity, or breathing patterns;
Documents patient care and status changes on the appropriate chart forms;
Communicates routine information during the shift, e.g., intake and output.
Assists the RN in providing ADL needs for patients:
Prepares patients for meals, feeds or assists with meals;
Provides nourishment and fresh water between meals;
Bathes or assists patients in bathing and provides oral hygiene;
Toilets patients as required;
Maintains mobility through range‑of‑motion exercises and ambulation;
Grooms patients, including shaving as needed;
Participates with the RN in developing a plan of care for the assigned patient and applies that plan during care assignments.
Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:
Changes and makes beds;
Cleans bedside tables and over‑bed tables as needed;
Strips patient units upon discharge in preparation for housekeeping;
Removes equipment from the room, cleans it, and places it in the appropriate location;
Prepares rooms for new admissions, transfers, and post‑operative patients.
Assists the RN by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:
Records temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure on admission and as assigned;
Measures and records fluid intake and output, totaling them at shift end;
Obtains specimens such as urine, stool, and sputum;
Administers enemas as directed;
Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated;
Shaves patients as instructed for procedures;
Performs simple procedures using aseptic technique, such as dressing changes and suctioning.
Performs a variety of related duties:
Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns, and positions patients;
Assists with serving meals, positions the patient, cleans over‑bed tables, and helps distribute and collect trays;
Transports and accompanies patients to various departments as directed;
Reports missing or damaged equipment to the Unit Service Coordinator;
Maintains non‑patient rooms (utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition;
Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment;
Performs continuous observation on selected patients as assigned;
Follows the organization’s policies and procedures to support quality‑assurance and continuous‑improvement efforts in patient care and services;
Performs post‑mortem care and transports bodies to the morgue.
Participates in the nursing attendant continuing education program:
Attends the nursing attendant course during the orientation program;
Completes annual mandatory educational requirements;
Participates in nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.
Performs related duties as required.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
NYS Nurse Attendant certification is preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.
Ability to work in diverse settings.
Ability to lift, turn, and position patients as required.
ADA Essential Functions
Performing the essential duties listed above is considered a core requirement of this position. (ADA requirements apply to reasonable accommodations if needed.)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Northwell Health’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity and to treat all applicants and employees equally, without regard to age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status; sexual orientation, military or veteran status; sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition; disability; marital or familial status, partnership status or domestic violence; or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.
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Under direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, a Nursing Attendant assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment.
Responsibilities
Functions as a co‑worker to the RN and a key member of the nursing care team:
Organizes patient care assignments and sets priorities;
Alerts the RN to changes in patient status, such as alterations in comfort, skin integrity, or breathing patterns;
Documents patient care and status changes on the appropriate chart forms;
Communicates routine information during the shift, e.g., intake and output.
Assists the RN in providing ADL needs for patients:
Prepares patients for meals, feeds or assists with meals;
Provides nourishment and fresh water between meals;
Bathes or assists patients in bathing and provides oral hygiene;
Toilets patients as required;
Maintains mobility through range‑of‑motion exercises and ambulation;
Grooms patients, including shaving as needed;
Participates with the RN in developing a plan of care for the assigned patient and applies that plan during care assignments.
Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:
Changes and makes beds;
Cleans bedside tables and over‑bed tables as needed;
Strips patient units upon discharge in preparation for housekeeping;
Removes equipment from the room, cleans it, and places it in the appropriate location;
Prepares rooms for new admissions, transfers, and post‑operative patients.
Assists the RN by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:
Records temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure on admission and as assigned;
Measures and records fluid intake and output, totaling them at shift end;
Obtains specimens such as urine, stool, and sputum;
Administers enemas as directed;
Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated;
Shaves patients as instructed for procedures;
Performs simple procedures using aseptic technique, such as dressing changes and suctioning.
Performs a variety of related duties:
Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns, and positions patients;
Assists with serving meals, positions the patient, cleans over‑bed tables, and helps distribute and collect trays;
Transports and accompanies patients to various departments as directed;
Reports missing or damaged equipment to the Unit Service Coordinator;
Maintains non‑patient rooms (utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition;
Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment;
Performs continuous observation on selected patients as assigned;
Follows the organization’s policies and procedures to support quality‑assurance and continuous‑improvement efforts in patient care and services;
Performs post‑mortem care and transports bodies to the morgue.
Participates in the nursing attendant continuing education program:
Attends the nursing attendant course during the orientation program;
Completes annual mandatory educational requirements;
Participates in nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.
Performs related duties as required.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
NYS Nurse Attendant certification is preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.
Ability to work in diverse settings.
Ability to lift, turn, and position patients as required.
ADA Essential Functions
Performing the essential duties listed above is considered a core requirement of this position. (ADA requirements apply to reasonable accommodations if needed.)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Northwell Health’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity and to treat all applicants and employees equally, without regard to age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status; sexual orientation, military or veteran status; sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition; disability; marital or familial status, partnership status or domestic violence; or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.
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