Description
HOW WE CARE FOR YOU
At St. Lawrence Health, we are dedicated to getting health care right. Our robust benefits and total rewards foster employee wellbeing, professional development and personal growth. We care for your career while caring for the community.
Same Day pay through Daily Pay
Advancement opportunities
Paid vacation & holiday pay
Join the Massena Hospital (MH) team and be part of our mission to provide top-notch healthcare to our community! Massena Hospital is a vital part of our community, offering exceptional healthcare services in a welcoming and compassionate environment. We are an acute care facility with 25 beds, providing a wide range of medical, surgical, and pediatric care.
STATUS: Per Diem
LOCATION: Massena Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Emergency Department
SCHEDULE: 12hr Variable Shifts
ATTRIBUTES
Completion of a Basic Nursing Assistant Program preferred.
Must be able to perform effectively assigned routine patient care tasks.
Must possess interpersonal skills sufficient to interact effectively (up to 80% of work time) with sick and/or irritable patients in order to gain their cooperation and allay apprehensions.
BLS required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Measures vital signs
Performs EKGs as requested
Collects specimens for laboratory analysis.
Takes specimens to the laboratory as needed
Transports patients to and from Medical Imaging for testing
Transports admitted non-monitored patients to units
Keeps all areas clean
Sanitizes and makes stretches after patient discharge/transfer or admission
Floats to the ICU unit as requested to perform monitor tech duties, will be required to complete the Healthstream ECG course.
Assists or initiates C.P.R.
Assists with admissions, discharges, or transfer of patient. Provides proper care of patient's clothing and personal possessions.
Completes various errands as required
Keeps rooms stocked and orders supplies as needed
High school graduate or equivalent preferred. Must be able to read, write and perform arithmetic calculations for proper patient identification and to take and record weights, intake and output, and vital signs.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
PAY RANGE: $18.55 - $24.83
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
