Job Title: Certified Nursing Attendant
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11203
Pay Range: $20.00/hr to $25.00/hr
Shift: 8hrs x 5 days
Duration: 13 weeks contract (possibility of extension)
Duties:
- Provides routine personal care to patients in a timely, safe and effective manner.
- Prepares Patients for Meals, Feeds.
- Assists With Feeding as Necessary Empties Bedpans
- Collects Urine and Other Specimens
- Transfers Patients to and from Bed And/or Chair Via One-Person Transfer, Two-Person Transfer, And Use of a Hoyer Lift
- Takes accurate vital signs, temperatures, pulse and respirations.
- Records All Necessary Information According to Policy and Procedure.
- Performs ROM Using Proper Technique Assists Patients In Walking and In Transporting Patients by Means of Wheelchair or Stretcher
Skills Required:
- Ability to work in surroundings with degree of dust, noise, etc. without undue discomfort.
- Ability to hear, talk, walk, stand, bend and stretch Ability to read, write and interpret document.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time at desk to perform job functions
- Ability to stand for long periods of time at required patient bedside and/or procedural areas
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and/or co-workers
- May be required to handle reasonably heavy weights across distances
- May be required to handle/ assist in lifting patients onto/out of exam beds/procedure stations
Education, Certificates & Licenses Required:
- New York State Certification as a Nursing Attendant
- High School graduate/GED.
Benefits:
Pride Health offers eligible employee s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental & vision plans), supplemental coverage (accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support auto, home insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.