Job DescriptionMarketing StatementNYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.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.Check Us Out Onlinewww.nychealthandhospitals.orgcareers.nychhc.orgDocs4nyc.orgJob DescriptionPurpose of Position:Under the direct supervision of a professional nurse, practical nurse, or other assigned professional staff member, performs activities and procedures of a non-professional nature involving direct relationships with patients, or participates as a member of a treatment, nursing, medical, healthcare team in implementing appropriate regimens.Responsibilities
- Assists with physical care of selected patients. Performs assigned procedures such as changing of simple dressings, taking vital signs, giving enemas, ect. Records personal care given.
- Prepare patient for examination by performing assigned procedures such as temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, and measurements, and assists in the examination process and records findings on patient chart
- Observes patients' and/ or families' condition, mental state and social behavior. Reports observations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from elementary school.
- Successful completion of a basic skills training program for Nurse Aides, or its equivalent.
Department PreferencesRotating TourHow To ApplyIf you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the Apply Now buttonNYC 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