Description A nursing student, who has completed the first clinical year, inclusive of medical surgical nursing, within a baccalaureate nursing program and has a fundamental knowledge of the art and science of nursing, can function in this role. This experience assists the student nurse in expanding previously learned theory and skills through supervised patient care within a work setting. Responsibilities 1. Performs and records patients vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, pulse oximetry and pain rating. 2. Documents clinical data as assigned, in a computer or manual system. 3. Performs clinical procedures, such as specimen collection, venipuncture, EKG, application of sequential compression sleeves, post-mortem care, falls prevention, maintenance of skin integrity and capillary blood glucose monitoring. 4. Sets up for selected procedures and assists RNs accordingly. 5. Assists patient with activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, and/or toileting. 6. Orients patients to Specialty Service/Unit environment. Assists patient with ambulation and all levels of mobilization. 7. Assists with dietary functions, including delivering and collecting patient trays at bedside, passing menus to patients and assisting them with menu completion, mixing nutritional supplements, reporting variation in eating patterns to RN/Dietitian, 8. Maintains accurate and timely systems for transmission of patient dietary orders and changes. 9. Assists in pre- and post-operative procedures, such as patient transport, completion of pre-op checklist and reception of patient from PACU/OR. 10. Utilizes measures to ensure patient safety and promotes a restraint free environment. 11. Maintains use of restraints for patients under the direction of a RN and according to set policies and procedures. 12. Assists in emergency resuscitative procedures as directed by the registered professional nurse. 13. Provides care on the deceased as well as the involved family/significant other. 14. Performs pertinent observations/specific treatments of procedures, as assigned. 15. Documents patient care delivered on appropriate flow sheets. 16. Assists the professional registered nurse in the collaborative plan for patient education participating in patient/teaching activities. 17. Maintains a safe, clean and functional environment, including ensuring for the comfortable movement of the patient. Assists the patient in room maintenance, such as bed-stripping and trash removed, when necessary. 18. Performs One-to-One/Constant Observation and Safety Observations of patients as ordered, e.g., for safety, elopement, or suicide prevention. 19. Performs correct infection control techniques and maintains isolation status for patients under direction of a RN and according to set procedures. 20. Operates the pneumatic tube system when required. 21. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Education Requirements: High School Diploma / GED Experience Requirements: Completion of the first clinical year in an accredited baccalaureate program in Nursing, with experience in a medical-surgical rotation. Grade point average of 3.5 or above. Satisfactory nursing faculty recommendations. Other health-related work experience, if available. BLS from the AHA. Employer Description Strength through Unity and Inclusion The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next 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 48,000 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 more than 9,000 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, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in 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. 11 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. Equal Opportunity Employer The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization. Compensation The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $16.5 - $25.75 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
This is a summer position primarily geared towards nursing students to work full-time hours on a rotating schedule (days, nights, and weekends). Job Profile Summary This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders . In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Support duties: Provides basic care services to patients, but does not have an RN or LPN license . Positions in this nursing support work under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitioners, and may work under the direction of registered nurses depending on their unit. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education . Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation. Job Overview Th is position works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role. Th is role assists in direct patient care, provides environmental support and facilitates patient safety on designated unit and other units as needed. The clinical care technician has successfully completed and maintains competencies in role specific skills. The clinical care technician provides an environment supportive of the patient and family centered model of care. Job Description Minimum Qualifications : 1. High school diploma or equivalent. 2. Current enrollment in an accredited nursing program. 3. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificatio n. Preferred Qualifications : 1. Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program or equivalent. 2. Completion of one clinical rotation. Duties and Responsibilities : The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list . Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 1. Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population. 2. Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse. 3. Provides, or assists patients with activities of daily living ( ADLs) in a safe, efficient and respectful manner . Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action . Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines . 4. Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff utilizing the principles of hospital service standards . Introduces self to patients and family, asking patients and family how they would prefer to be addressed . Maintains patient and family confidentially at all times . Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed . 5. Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner . 6. Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardize equipment is ready for use . Cares for patient belongings. Completes belongings list 7. Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner . 8. Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner . 9. Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned 10. Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff . 11. Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures . 12. Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab . 13. Maintains biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure . 14. Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse 15. Performs 12 lead EKG 16. Connects monitoring equipment to patient under the direction of the nurse 17. Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication 18. Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times . 19. Supports and promotes open communication with co-workers to ensure a positive environment . 20. Negotiates all scheduled breaks with nurse to ensure adequate coverage to meet the patient and unit needs . 21. Performs the necessary tasks to ensure a clean, clutter-free, and safe work environment for patients and staff . 22. Cleans and stocks equipment and supplies to ensure adequate par levels to meet patients’ needs . Reports non-functioning equipment and other environmental problems to the appropriate individuals in a timely manner . 23. Covers for the Unit Coordinator in answering the telephone, call lights and greeting visitors to the unit . 24. Adheres to department expectations regarding attendance, n otifies the nurse whenever he/she leaves unit , completes mandatory education, utilizes resources and supplies in a cost effective manner, attends educational offerings when staffing on the floor allow, attends staff meetings when appropropriate (or reads minutes after). Physical Requirements : 1. Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking . 2. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment . 3. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching . 4. Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc. 5. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections . 6. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances . 7. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations . 8. Subjected to irregular hours . 9. May have contact with hazardous materials . Skills & Abilities: 1. Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. 2. Ability to assist in providing care for a designated group of patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and according to unit guidelines hospital policies, procedures and protocols . 3. Demonstrates the skills and knowledge to provide care to the age groups of the population served including: Knowledge of growth and development and Provide age-appropriate communication . 4. Maintains positive customer relations in all interactions . At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals. Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it. Pay Range :
