Full-time Nurse Aide- PACU- Mount Sinai Queens- 7AM-3:00PM

2 months ago


Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time
Job Description

Assists nursing personnel in provision of basic care for patients and necessary unit tasks and functions in compliance with The Nurse Connection policies, and procedures, applicable health care standards and New York State Department of Health.

Responsibilities

1. Personal care functions including: Bathing (bed, tub, shower or sponge bath), Skin Care, Toileting (bedpan, urinal, commode and/or toilet), Grooming (shampoo, nailcare & shaving), Oral Hygiene (denture care), Assist with dressing and undressing

2. Assists with feeding of patients.

3. Measuring and recording intake and output.

4. Weigh patients using upright, chair and bed scale.

5. Assists in turning and positioning of patients.

6. Proper transfer techniques.

7. Demonstrates appropriate knowledge for safe use of medical equipment (cane, crutches, walkers, Hoyer Lift, side rails, brace, splints, oxygen).

8. Helps keep patients' rooms clean and supplied.

9. Make and change beds (unoccupied and occupied).

10. Transports patients, supplies and equipment as needed.

11. Assists nurses and other personnel as needed.

12. Ambulate patients who require minimal assistance.

13. Simple, non-sterile dressings.

14. Perform skin assessment and notify RN of any abnormalities in skin integrity.

15. Applies heat or cold compresses as directed by a RN.

16. Answer patients calls and takes appropriate action.

17. Collects and labels specimens (urine, stool, sputum).

18. Measures and records vital signs/weights and reports variations in vital signs to RN.

19. Immediately reports any changes in client's condition or incidents to the Nursing Supervisor.

20. Participates in case conferences with other members of the healthcare team as appropriate

21. Maintains confidentiality in relation to all clients, healthcare staff and documentation.

22. Meets annual inservice requirements in accordance with Agency policy and state regulations.

23. Maintains and enhances skill through attending appropriate staff development training

24. Appearance is professional and complies with agency dress code.

25. Maintains a cooperative manner towards client/family and all members of the healthcare team.

Qualifications

  • Current and valid NYS Certification for Nursing Assistants preferred Medical Assistant, or CNA
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of an accredited Nurse's Aide program.
  • Six consecutive full time months of CNA experience post certification in long term care preferred.
  • Name: Basic Life Saver (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSQ

SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Queens (Non nursing), 311 - PACU - MSQ, Mount Sinai Queens

About Us

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
  • Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
  • Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
  • Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history

"About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism."

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Nurse's Aide-Medical Surgical-Mount Sinai Queens-Full Time-DaysAssists nursing personnel in provision of basic care for patients and necessary unit tasks and functions in compliance with The Nurse Connection policies, and procedures, applicable health care standards and New York State Department of Health.ResponsibilitiesPatient...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Nurse's Aide- Medical Surgical-Mount Sinai Queens-Full Time-EveningsAssists nursing personnel in provision of basic care for patients and necessary unit tasks and functions in compliance with The Nurse Connection policies, and procedures, applicable health care standards and New York State Department of...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Nurse's Aide- Medical Surgical-Mount Sinai Queens-Full Time- NightsAssists nursing personnel in provision of basic care for patients and necessary unit tasks and functions in compliance with The Nurse Connection policies, and procedures, applicable health care standards and New York State Department of Health.ResponsibilitiesPatient...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse-ICU-Full Time-Nights-Mount Sinai QueensThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.ResponsibilitiesAssists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Nurse's Aide-Medical Surgical-Mount Sinai Queens-Full Time-NightsAssists nursing personnel in provision of basic care for patients and necessary unit tasks and functions in compliance with The Nurse Connection policies, and procedures, applicable health care standards and New York State Department of Health.ResponsibilitiesPatient...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionLicense Practical Nurse-Ambulatory-Full Time-Day-Mount Sinai QueensThe Licensed Practical Nurse works as part of a healthcare team by assisting in planning and implementing care interventions while promoting high quality patient care in a professional, efficient and safe manner. This individual also provides personal assistance, medical...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse-Endoscopy-Per Diem-Day-Mount Sinai QueensThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.ResponsibilitiesMove Item Down Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit-Full Time-Nights 7p-7:30a-Mount Sinai QueensThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.ResponsibilitiesAssists in development, implementation, and evaluation of...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse-Station 6 IMCU-Full Time-Nights 7p-7:30a-Mount Sinai QueensThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.ResponsibilitiesAssists in development, implementation, and evaluation of...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.Responsibilities1. Move Item Down Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Hospital Full time

    Job DescriptionStrength Through Diversity Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.Roles & Responsibilities: Follows corporate, hospital, and department policies in coding assignments and coding sequencing with 95% accuracy rate. Coordinates with registration, case management and other department staff as needed to facilitate coding...


  • Staten Island, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Currently recruiting Full-Time and Part-Time Pediatric EM and Nocturnist to join the Division of Emergency Medicine to work primarily at our affiliate Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) in Staten Island.The Nocturnist role provides emergency care to our patients during the night shifts (primarily 11PM-8AM, varies as needed). The Mount Sinai Emergency...

  • Staff RN

    1 week ago


    New York City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Job Description: DescriptionQualifications for our Cardiac RN positions (Cardiac Surgery Stepdown, CCU, CSICU)1 to 2+ years of experience in Cardiac and/or Telemetry or Medical Surgical Experience in critical care is preferred BSN Nursing required ACLS/BCLS required NYS RN Licensure Qualifications for our Procedural RN positions (Interventional Radiology,...


  • Staten Island, New York, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Urologist Opportunity at Mount Sinai Health SystemWe are seeking a skilled Urologist to join our team at Mount Sinai Health System. As a Urologist, you will provide high-quality patient care and work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional outcomes.Key Responsibilities:Provide general Urological services in a multi-specialty...

  • Nurse Practitioner

    2 months ago


    Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Job Description A Registered Nurse Practitioner engaged to work on an as-needed basis for patient care delivery. Qualifications Relevant clinical nursing experience Responsibilities Provides clinical patient care to all assigned patients on an as-needed basis. Maintains BCLS/ACLS Certification and annual program requirements, for renewal, the nurse...


  • New York City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Job Description: Description** For Future and Current Opportunities**Mount Sinai Hospital RN Float Pool (ICU and Medical Surgical Step Down)The Clinical Nurse for the Mount Sinai nursing float pool is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients on a variety...


  • Long Island City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    About UsThe Mount Sinai Health System is a leading academic medical system in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, and a school of nursing. We advance health for all people by taking on complex challenges, discovering new scientific knowledge, developing safer treatments,...


  • New York City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    The Department of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking fellowship trained, Board Eligible or Certified Radiologists in Manhattan!Cardiothoracic Radiology: The Department of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Medical Center is seeking a Board Certified Cardiothoracic radiologist. As part...


  • new york city, United States Mount Sinai South Nassau Full time

    Oncology Nursing Professional Development Educator - Oceanside, NYOncology Nursing Professional Development EducatorFull Time, DaysWe Find a WayOceanside, NY. Situated on the sunny south shore of western Long Island, minutes from Jones Beach and thirty minutes from NYC, is an exceptional Magnet® Hospital focused on quality and excellence . . . Mount Sinai...


  • New York City, United States Mount Sinai Health System Full time

    Job Description: DescriptionThe Per Diem Clinical Program Manager is responsible for overseeing staff, operations and resources within a department or division to ensure optimal result and high employee engagement. This individual ensures that the department is run according to institutional policies and any applicable regulatory requirements.On a per diem...