Patient Support Associate-Central Nursing Service-Day Shift (35 Hours)

Overview

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active NIH awards.

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Patient Support Associate-Central Nursing Service-Day Shift (35 Hours). In this role, the Patient Support Associate, under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Manager, assists in maintaining the condition of the unit\'s physical environment; sets up equipment and supplies for selected patient care activities; performs a wide range of customer relations tasks; complies with applicable regulatory functions; and conducts supply functions to fully support patient care activities on the assigned unit.

Responsibilities

• Removes linen from patient care areas and assists in changing linen on unoccupied patient beds.
• Distributes water pitchers, cups, and straws as directed by the RN.
• Assists in the management of patient belongings by conducting an inventory, securing and transporting patient belongings.
• Performs patient transport of discharged patients on occasion to meet our target of discharge before noon.
• Prepares patients through notification and place said patient on mode of transportation prior to patient transport arrival (Future scope).
• Assures adequate inventory of patient care supplies.
• Removes waste as needed within patient rooms and assists with food service to ensure patient tray return from patient room.
• Redistributes supplies within the unit and maintains pars across clean supply room (including secured intravenous solutions and medication preparation supplies), nurse servers, patient rooms, unit-specific carts (e.g. dressing carts) and other point-of-use areas.
• Retrieves supplies from Pneumatic Tube, Central Distribution and replenishes to appropriate locations or assigned nurse; retrieves supplies from the service corridor and replenishes appropriate locations.
• Redistribute medications that they pick up from the pneumatic tube system.
• Picks up and drops off medications from the inpatient pharmacy.
• Notifies SCM / Logistics Manager of non-par stocked specialty order needs.
• Performs regular regulatory compliance rounds (e.g., supply expiration checks; ensures supply locations are clean, orderly and free of loose trash and supply bins are free of dust or dirt).
• Facilitates exchange of emergency code carts and intubation boxes to / from Pharmacy, Central Sterile Processing, Central Distribution.
• Transport of clinical equipment to and from various departments (e.g., Clinical Engineering, Central Sterile Processing).
• Demonstrates understanding of infection prevention standards.
• Cleans spills and unit-based equipment and stores as instructed.
• Assembles, locates and maintains unit specific equipment (e.g., trapeze, CPMs, Hip Chairs).

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a High school education or its equivalent. Working knowledge of English is evident in verbal, reading and writing abilities. Expected to perform the job satisfactorily within 3 months.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Benefits and Equal Opportunity

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package designed to support employees and their families at every stage of life. NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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Salary range information : The salary range for the role is $56,601.56 - $56,601.56 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The listed range does not include bonuses / incentives, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.

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