Nursing Assistant Company: HealthAlliance Hospital City/State: Kingston, NY Category: Nursing Support Department: Three Spellman Union: Yes Union Name: 1199 Position: Full Time Hours: 7a-7:p Shift: Day - 12 hour Shift Req #: 42211 Posted Date: Feb 12, 2025 Hiring Range: $21.525/hr Apply Now External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/28538) Internal Applicant link Job Details: Job Summary + To provide assistance to the nursing staff to maximize care to the patients and families. Responsibilities + Hygiene/Grooming: Provides or assists the patient with services that relate to patient cleanliness including: bath and oral care, shampoo, shave, grooming, peri-care and dressing, post mortem care, utilizing Standard Precautions. + Mobility: Provide or assist the patient with the services that relate to physical mobility i.e., ambulation, repositioning, and bed rest. Assists with transfer of patients, assist with wheelchairs, walkers, cane, over bed frame. Assists with restraint application. + Nutrition: Provide or assist the patient with services that relate to food, beverage, and fluid intake, i.e., setting up meal tray, feeding patients, NPO, and calorie count maintenance. + Communication: Reports significant observations to RN. + Vital Signs, Treatment/Procedures: Assesses the patient’s vital signs, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respirations per unit specific policy. Measures postural vital signs, weight & height (including bed scale), I & O (except for gastric and parenteral fluids), sitz baths, incentive spirometry, and pulse oximetry. + Rounds/Safety Checks: Performs ongoing unit rounds to ensure patients’ comfort and safety needs are met, answers call bell. + Clean-up: Maintains patient and unit environment in a neat, clean, and orderly manner/ bedmaking. + General Duties: Ensures that all supplies/linen are maintained at unit pars, transport equipment, specimen collection, other unit/environmental duties assigned. + Emergency assistance, i.e., assist with CPR, exchange of crash cart. Qualifications/Requirements + EXPERIENCE + 1 year experience working as a nursing assistant, preferred + EDUCATION + High school diploma or equivalent, required. + LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS + Certified Nursing Assistant preferred. + BLS, preferred. About Us: HealthAlliance Hospital Apply Now External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/28538) Internal Applicant link Talent Community Search Jobs Hiring Events (https://wmchealthjobs.org/job-events-list/)