NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is an 815-bed nursing facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on Roosevelt Island, nestled between Manhattan and Queens. Coler offers long term and subacute care, rehabilitation, and a dedicated memory care unit, comprised of 150 beds featuring an acclaimed music and memory program. The facility features a robust rehabilitation therapy program with expansive gym space for residents. Coler also offers full time physician staff, psychiatry, dental services, an onsite 8-chair dialysis den for hemodialysis, and on-site medical clinics to meet the clinical needs of its residents. From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Coler ranks #5 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received a 2024 Silver Beacon Award for Memory Care.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.
Job DescriptionMAJOR TASKS FOR INSTITUTIONAL AIDES IN NURSING1. Demonstrates customer service awareness by communicating and relating to residents/families/visitors/staff in a polite, caring, sensate and support manner.2. Provide cleaning of medical equipment or devices commonly located on the clinical units.3. Monitor and maintain clean orderly environment at the residents beside and in his/her room.4. Assist with monitoring and putting away supplies and equipment5. Transport/escort supplies, equipment, specimens and/or residents when assigned.6. Assumes the role of smoke watcher or self laundry room monitor when assigned.7. Demonstrates safety awareness and participates in the facility and department safety programs:
- a. Recognizes and reports any actual or potential risks/hazards in the environment and/or in the delivery of care. Such as but not limited to: broken equipment, unlocked beds and wheelchairs, wet floor and frayed wires. Residents with changes in mental or physical status, smoking in unauthorized areas.
- b. Observes and monitors residents who appear to be at risk to fall have unsteady excessive drowsiness, confusion, slurred speech, physical/verbal altercations. Report immediately to the HN/CN on the resident's clinical unit and his/her immediate supervisor and/or security as necessary.
- c. Verbalizes awareness of the MSDS information on disinfectants used to clean on the clinical units or in the resident self' laundry room.
- d. Assists in monitoring people traffic in the smoking rooms or in the self laundry room.
- e. Follows the protocols for fire and disaster safety. Verbalizes the process and circumstances for calling a Code Blue or Code Red
8. Attends all mandatory classes.9. Participates in performance improvement activities when assigned.10. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum QualificationsAbility to read and write English and to understand and carry out simple instructions.If 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