# Nurse Attendant at Northwell Health

> Open job at Northwell Health in Bay Shore, United States. Workplace: On-site.

Source: Nurse Jobs World, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/northwell-health-nurse-attendant-jvlmm3a
Posted 22 October 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 1 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [Northwell Health](https://nursejobsworld.com/companies/northwell-health)
- Location: Bay Shore, United States
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Part-time
- Local language: Not required
- Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

## Job description

Job Description

Under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse, assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.

Job Responsibility

- * Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team:
  - Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities.
  - Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.
  - Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms.
  - Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.
- * Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:
  - Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals.
  - Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.
  - Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.
  - Toilets patients as necessary.
  - Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.
  - Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.
  - Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.
  - Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments.
- * Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:
  - Changes and makes beds.
  - Cleans and straightens bedside table and overbed tables, as needed.
  - Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.
  - Removes equipment from room.Cleans and place it in appropriate are.
  - Prepares room for new admissions, transfers and post-operative patients.
- * Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:
  - Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P on admission and as assigned.
  - Measures and records fluid intake and output; totals at shift end.
  - Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum.
  - Administers enemas, as directed.
  - Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated.
  - Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures.
  - Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e – applying and changing simple dressings).Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e – suctioning).
- * Performs a variety of related duties:
  - Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients.
  - Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans overbed table, and helps distribute and collect trays.
  - Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed.
  - Reports missing or damaged equipment to Unit Service Coordinator.
  - Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition.
  - Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment.
  - Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned.
  - Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services.
  - Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue.
- * Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by:
  - Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program.
  - Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements.
  - Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.
- Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.ORPrior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
- NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions.
- Ability to work in diversified settings.Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required.

***Additional Salary Detail**
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/northwell-health-nurse-attendant-jvlmm3a: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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