Patient Care Technician /Tour 2 / Full Time

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a 304-bed long term care facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on an 88-acre landmark campus in Staten Island's lush Greenbelt, easily accessible from all points by car and bus. Sea View provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. The facility is also well-known for its long-term care unit, the first of its kind in New York State.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Sea View ranked #1 in . It also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from .

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

UnderdirectsupervisionofaLicensedNurseorotherlicensed professional staff,performsactivitiesand proceduresofanon-professionalnature indirect/indirectcareofpatientsandresidents,orparticipatesas amember ofatreatment, nursing,medical orhealthcareteam inimplementing appropriate regimens.

Valid NYS Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required. Additional $2,127 differential for working in long-term care facilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists inrecreational and rehabilitationactivities designed to meet the assessed needs, interests and capabilities ofpatients. Supervises patients/residentsduring field trips.
• Assists withthephysical careandpersonal hygiene ofselected patients, consisting of,butnotlimited to, changing simple dressings, giving enemas and taking vital signs. Prepares patient for meals and feeds them if necessary.
• Prepares patient for examination by performing assigned procedures such as temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight andmeasurements, andassists intheexamination process.
• Prepares patient and/or examining room for examination, treatment and/or procedures. Sets up and arranges exam room.
• Maintains, assembles and dismantles devices and equipment used in patient care. Prepares and tests equipmentfor safe operationand transportsvarious equipmentand supplies.
• Changes linen and makes beds. Keeps ward and/or unit, linen, utility, treatment, storage rooms and recreational areas in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Assistsincareandstorageofpatients' clothingandpropertyandsterilizesclothingandotherpersonal items when required.
• Reports observations of patients' andfamilies' condition, mental stateand social behavior tomedical andprofessionalstaffcaringforpatients,andparticipatesintheassessment and/orcareofpatientsand families.
• Maintains, controls, completes, processes and files patients' charts, records, transportation and time records, appropriate forms and documents.
• Assistsinclinic,admissionproceduresandinregulationofvisitors.
• Escorts ambulatory patients and transports non-ambulatorypatients bywheelchair, stretcher, bed or stretcher-bed,includingthosewithintravenousapparatusestoalldepartments, clinics,diagnosticand therapeutic units, religious and recreation centers, and other areas within the facility and facility's affiliation hospital. Accompanies childrentofacility school andexplains natureoftripstopatients.
• Transports bodiesand/or assistsmortuarycaretakerintransporting bodiestothemortuaryandplaces inrefrigerator ' fetuses, amputated parts orotherspecimens tomorgueandprovides postmortem care.
• Collectsanddeliversspecimens,charts,x-rays,regularandemergencyrequisitionsfordiagnostic tests and messenger duties, as required.
• Provides for comfort needs of patients and assists patient with all aspects and activities of daily living.
• Maintainsclinicalcompetencebyattendingcontinuingeducationprograms.

Minimum Qualifications

·Graduationfromelementaryschool.

·SuccessfulcompletionofabasicskilltrainingprogramforNurse'sAides,oritsequivalent.

Inadditiontomeetingthequalificationrequirementsabove,assignmenttoalong-termcarefacility requires a New York State Nurse's Aide Certificate.

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs