Job DescriptionAssists the professional staff with the delivery of services to patients in a variety of settings.Provides direct patient care, and/or one to one observation to selected patients under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse. Assists, escorts and transports patients.ResponsibilitiesA. Clinical/Technical/Service
- Assists the professional staff with the delivery of services to patients in a variety of settings
- Provides direct patient care, including all vital signs, pulse oximetry and assist with ADL.
- Performs Patient observations: Safety and Constant/One to One observation to selected patients under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse
- Assists, escorts and transports patients
- Performs and assists with designated procedures, using aseptic technique as indicated
- Assists with patients' examinations
- Obtains and provides nourishment for patients
- Provides minor treatments as directed - dressings, application of ace bandages, applications of slings and ice, pediculosis
- Assists with application of casts and splints
- Prepares, adjusts and teaches the use of crutches and canes
- Is cognizant of the need for safety devices; applies or assists with application
- Collects specimens, performs venipunctures and fingersticks for blood glucose
- Obtains EKGs as ordered
- Assists patients to get needed services by communicating those needs to the nurse
- Communicates information to patients, families and visitors
- Provides post-mortem care
- Sets-up, stocks, and maintains examining rooms
- Performs eye irrigations
- Maintains BCLS certification as required by EMS standards
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area
Age Specific Competencies (Neonate/Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric)
- Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group
- Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment
- Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs
- Uses communication techniques which are age appropriate
B. Organizational/Managerial
- Participates in the Department of Nursing Quality Improvement Program/activities
- Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information
C. Educational/Professional Development
- Participates in the development of other staff members
- Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements
D. Communication/Relationships
- Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients, families and significant others
- Displays courtesy, tact and patience during interactions with all members of the hospital staff and extended community
- Adheres to Mount Sinai Morningside/West legal and ethical standards
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned
Items 1-25 are essential functions of this position under the Americans with Disabilities ActMount Sinai Health System is committed to the tenets of diversity and workforce that is strengthened by the inclusion of and respect for our differencesQualificationsEducation requirements:
- Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program or equivalent.
- American Heart Association BLS Certification
- High school diploma or equivalent required
Experience requirements:
- Medical Assistant experience preferred
- Spanish speaking preferred,
- Ability to read, write and comprehend English
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSWSEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai West, BDB - Nursing Emergency Services - WST, Mount Sinai WestAbout Us
Strength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's The World's Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.
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