Job Description
Job Description
About NYC Health + Hospitals.
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.
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Job Description
Under the direct supervision of a Professional Nurse or other assigned professional staff member, performs functions related to assisting patients with daily living activities and participates as a member of a health care team in implementing appropriate therapeutic activities.
Acts in compliance with health care system and all relevant regulatory policies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. Observes patient’s physical condition, mental state and social behavior and reports to team leader or Nurse-in-charge and provides individual nursing care for patients who are acutely ill, either physically or emotionally.
2. Participates in planning and implementing an orientation program for new patients. Gathers information for intake, social histories, referrals and related purposes which would augment the understanding of cases.
3. Participates in planning and implementing daily living activities on the ward for patients and contributes to the development of a therapeutic ward environment.
4. Assists in planning and implementing therapeutic activities with groups of hospitalized psychiatric patients and encourages client involvement in various individual and group activities as part of planned treatment programs.
5. May perform functions and activities of the basic Nurse’s Aide in support of the above tasks and other related work, as assigned.
6. Reports observations pertaining to patient’s behavior, physical condition and activities.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Six (6) months of satisfactory experience assisting patients with daily living and therapeutic activities and performing other related functions in a hospital or a health care setting; and
2. Holds or obtains a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) within sixty (60) calendar days of appointment to the title.
Department Preferences
Rotating Days / Hours
How To Apply
http : / / employment.nychhc.org
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
Company Description
Come join the largest public hospital system in the nation! Every day, we work together to make an extraordinary difference in the health and well-being of each individual we serve without exception.
Join our team and help us create a positive patient experience.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs.
Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care / long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services.
Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.
Company Description
Come join the largest public hospital system in the nation! Every day, we work together to make an extraordinary difference in the health and well-being of each individual we serve without exception.
Join our team and help us create a positive patient experience. r n r nNYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States.
We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs.
Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care / long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services.
Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.