Nursing Assistant 2, NS24 SICU - Hourly/Per Diem (Evenings)

Job description

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. Bargaining Unit: CSEA Job Summary: The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/per diem Nursing Assistant 2, NS24 SICU (Evenings). Illustrative Duties: Under direction of higher-level treatment staff, performs duties similar to those of a Nursing Assistant 1, but with greater proficiency. Positions may assist with training new staff in assigned treatment areas. - Changes simple dressings as directed, gives enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed. - Applies abdominal “T” binders, hot water bottles, aqua “K” pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses to patients as directed. - Assists patients in collecting urine and stool specimens. - Observes and records p...