Nursing Assistant

Job Title: Nursing Assistant

Department: Medical Surgical

Location: Massena Hospital

Hours Per Week: 24

Schedule: Day/Evening/Night: 3:30pm-11:30pm, every other weekend and holiday

A Nursing Assistant supports patient care by assisting with hygiene, mobility, and basic needs while maintaining a clean, safe environment. They perform tasks like recording vital signs, collecting specimens, and helping with feeding. They also promptly respond to call lights and communicate patient needs to the care team.

• Assist patients with bathing, oral hygiene, hair care, nail care (excluding certain patients), elimination needs, dressing, undressing, repositioning, and mobility.
• Provide comfort care, including back rubs, and maintain a clean, safe, and neat patient environment.
• Administer enemas and collect specimens (urine, stool, sputum) as directed by the nurse.
• Measure and record vital signs, intake and output, patient weight, and apply ice packs and elastic stockings as ordered.
• Support patients with feeding, distribute nourishments and fresh water, and assist with passive and active exercises.
• Respond promptly to call lights, assess patient needs, and communicate needs to the appropriate healthcare personnel.

• High School Diploma (or equivalent)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification (AHA BLS)

• Completion of a Basic Nursing Assistant Program preferred; must be able to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic for accurate patient documentation.
• Ability to effectively perform assigned routine patient care tasks, including recording weights, intake and output, and vital signs.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to interact with and support sick or irritable patients, fostering cooperation and easing apprehensions.

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects;
Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

$19.65 - $28.79