Nursing Attendant
Montefiore Health System · Bronx, NY · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$25.13/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate, EEO, navigation, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- City/State: Bronx, New York
- Grant Funded No
- Department: NUR - Surgery
- Bargaining Unit: 1199
- Work Shift: Night
- Work Days: ALTERNATE WEEKENDS
- Scheduled Hours: 11 PM-7:30 AM
- Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS
- Hourly Rate: $25.13 (note: "For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.") So we have pay info: hourly rate $25.13, with note about possible changes.
- Job Summary: paragraph about Nursing Attendant role.
- Essential Functions: long list of duties (many bullet-like sentences). We need to put them in
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate, EEO, navigation, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- City/State: Bronx, New York
- Grant Funded No
- Department: NUR - Surgery
- Bargaining Unit: 1199
- Work Shift: Night
- Work Days: ALTERNATE WEEKENDS
- Scheduled Hours: 11 PM-7:30 AM
- Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS
- Hourly Rate: $25.13 (note: "For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.") So we have pay info: hourly rate $25.13, with note about possible changes.
- Job Summary: paragraph about Nursing Attendant role.
- Essential Functions: long list of duties (many bullet-like sentences). We need to put them in - under Responsibilities (or maybe "Responsibilities" section). The posting has "Essential Functions" which are duties.
- Qualifications: list: High School Diploma or GED Required. Graduate of State Certified Program Required. BLS certification. 1-3 years clinical experience as a nursing student/foreign graduate nurse Required. Effective English communication skills, both written and oral. OHS Fit Test. OHS Annual Assessment.
- Also maybe "Skills": effective English communication skills could be skill. But we can put under Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Skills if there is content. We have communication skills; maybe we can put under Skills.
- Benefits: Not mentioned. No benefits info. So we should not create Benefits section.
- Pay: we have hourly rate. So we can create Pay section with that info.
- Schedule: we have work shift night, work days alternate weekends, scheduled hours 11 PM-7:30 AM, scheduled daily hours 7.5 hours. So we can create Schedule section.
- About the role: maybe we can use Job Summary as About the role.
Thus sections: About the role (Job Summary), Responsibilities (Essential Functions), Qualifications (list), Skills (maybe communication skills), Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from Essential Functions, Qualifications, etc.
We must not repeat job title. Not include Job ID etc.
We must remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. So we strip the EEO paragraph at end.
Also remove "To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here." and "J Job Summary" maybe the "J" is a typo; we just keep the summary.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
... job summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each essential function ...
...
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED Required.
- Graduate of State Certified Program Required.
- BLS certification.
- 1-3 years clinical experience as a nursing student/foreign graduate nurse Required.
- Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.
- OHS Fit Test.
- OHS Annual Assessment.
Maybe we could split communication skills into Skills section. But we already have it in Qualifications; it's okay. However we could also create Skills section for communication skills. But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe keep communication skills within Qualifications.
But we also have "Effective English communication skills, both written and oral." That's a skill; but it's okay as qualification.
We also have "BLS certification" which is a qualification.
Thus Qualifications section covers all.
Now Pay section:
Pay
Hourly rate: $25.13 (hiring rate; may vary based on shift differential, experience, education, or other factors).
Schedule section:
Schedule
Night shift; alternate weekends; scheduled hours 11 PM–7:30 AM (7.5 hours per day).
We need to preserve "Work Days ALTERNATE WEEKENDS", "Work Shift Night", "Scheduled Hours 11 PM-7:30 AM", "Scheduled Daily Hours 7.5 HOURS". So we can combine.
Now About the role: The job summary paragraph: "The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to provide the highest quality care and services to our patients by assisting in such functions as maintaining a safe, clean and functional environment; assisting with dietary aspects of care; facilitating communication, i.e., answering phones; transporting patients and assisting visitors. As an integral part of the team, the Nursing Attendant is responsible for activities, which promote patient focused care within the Patient Unit."
We should keep that exactly.
Now Responsibilities: list each essential function sentence. We need to break them into list items. The essential functions are a long paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. We need to split each sentence into a - . Ensure we keep all details.
Let's extract sentences:
1. Provides assistance/supervision during activities of daily living such as eating, bathing and ambulating as appropriate for the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult or elderly patient.
2. Meets the hygiene and grooming needs of patients including bathing, shaving, hair care, oral care and perineal care.
3. Meets patient’s need for mobility by performing activities such as range of motion, assisting with ambulation, transferring from bed to chair or stretcher and applying splints and braces
4. Participates in maintaining patients skin integrity through utilization of pressure relieving devices, turning and positioning, and assisting in pressure ulcer care.
5. Provides patient comfort measures such as bed making positioning and body alignment and back rubs.
6. Assists patients with elimination needs (including administration of cleansing enemas) provides urinary catheter care, measures and documents output and participates in bowel and bladder retraining according to policy and procedure.
7. Assists in providing and maintaining a safe environment for the patient through observation and alternative interventions, including safety/ environmental rounds, response to call bells utilizing Montefiore Excellence Standards.
8. Provides for patients need for rest and sleep by maintaining a quiet environment.
9. Maintains body substance precautions and follows infection control policies within the institution.
10. Obtains and documents vital signs as directed including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pain score, height and weight. Reports variations from baseline to RN and documents the notification.
11. Obtains specimens such as urine, stool, sputum and documents as required. Notifies RN if not complete
12. Administers hot and cold applications to patients as directed.
13. Assists in preparing patients for surgery.
14. Assists in performing diagnostic and therapeutic treatments
15. Provides assistance during emergency procedures as directed
16. Provides post-mortem care and transports patient to morgue as assigned.
17. Admits patient to unit upon arrival including provision of comfort supplies (gown, tissues, H20); completes unit orientation checklist, patient clothing/ property list.
18. If patient is transferred or expires, packs patients belongings and transports them to appropriate area.
19. Provides patient care in accordance with policies and procedures for side rails, physical restraints, periodic awareness and constant observation.
20. Maintains a clean and neat environment including soiled linen disposal.
21. Provides for a safe environment to protect the patient from injury that is appropriate to the population of the patient, i.e. neonatal, infant, child, adolescent, adult or geriatric.
22. Accompanies patients being admitted and/or transferred to the nursing unit.
23. Transports patients to and from diagnostic procedures and to other hospital locations.
24. Transports patient’s medical record to designated hospital locations as directed by R.N.
25. Replaces and/or restocks supplies and transports supplies and equipment within assigned clinical unit.
26. Maintains utility and service rooms in proper order as assigned.
27. Performs equipment checks as assigned.
28. Follows infection control policies and procedures.
29. Answers patient call lights immediately without walking past a call light or a patient, family, visitor, coworker requesting assistance.
30. Refers questions from patients and families to the R.N.
31. Maintains patient’s confidentiality and privacy.
32. Documents accurately in the patient’s medical record.
33. Communicates in a manner, which is courteous and appropriate to the age of the patient and/or family.
34. Reports observations and changes in patient condition to the R.N.
35. Asks questions and seeks clarification as necessary from the R.N.
36. Conforms to established dress code policy and projects a professional demeanor.
37. Completes assignments within time scheduled.
38. Introduces self to patients/families/visitors at the beginning of the shift and ongoing as indicated, updates white board daily.
39. Presents self as a member of the unit team extending assistance to all departments and disciplines.
40. Complies with the MMC policies for attendance and sick call procedure.
41. Complies with unit practices for meal periods breaks, requesting time off.
42. Participates in assigned Performance Improvement activities.
43. Complies with Nursing policies and procedures.
44. Performs job functions in a manner that promotes efficient use of resources.
45. Reports unsafe conditions to the R.N.
46. Respects the rights of patients as delineated in the “Patient Bill of Rights”.
47. Attends educational programs related to practice.
48. Performs other related duties as assigned by the Administrative Nurse Manager, Assistant Administrative Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator or charge nurse.
We need to ensure we didn't miss any. Also there is a sentence: "B. Answers patient call lights immediately without walking past a call light or a patient, family, visitor, coworker requesting assistance." Actually the original had "B. Answers patient call lights immediately without walking past a call light or a patient, family, visitor, coworker requesting assistance." That's included as #29.
Also "D. Maintains patient’s confidentiality and privacy." #31.
"F. Communicates in a manner, which is courteous and appropriate to the age of the patient and/or family.Reports observations and changes in patient condition to the R.N.Asks questions and seeks clarification as necessary from the R.N.Conforms to established dress code policy and projects a professional demeanor.Completes assignments within time scheduled.Introduces self to patients/families/visitors at the beginning of the shift and ongoing as indicated, updates white board daily.Presents self as a member of the unit team extending assistance to all departments and disciplines.Complies with the MMC policies for attendance and sick call procedure.Complies with unit practices for meal periods breaks, requesting time off.Participates in assigned Performance Improvement activities.Complies with Nursing policies and procedures.Performs job functions in a manner that promotes efficient use of resources.Reports unsafe conditions to the R.N.Respects the rights of patients as delineated in the “Patient Bill of Rights”.Attends educational programs related to practice.Performs other related duties as assigned by the Administrative Nurse Manager, Assistant Administrative Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator or charge nurse."
We have captured those.
Now Qualifications
About the role
... job summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each essential function ... ...
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED Required.
- Graduate of State Certified Program Required.
- BLS certification.
- 1-3 years clinical experience as a nursing student/foreign graduate nurse Required.
- Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.
- OHS Fit Test.
- OHS Annual Assessment.
Pay
Hourly rate: $25.13 (hiring rate; may vary based on shift differential, experience, education, or other factors).
Schedule section:Schedule
Night shift; alternate weekends; scheduled hours 11 PM–7:30 AM (7.5 hours per day).
We need to preserve "Work Days ALTERNATE WEEKENDS", "Work Shift Night", "Scheduled Hours 11 PM-7:30 AM", "Scheduled Daily Hours 7.5 HOURS". So we can combine. Now About the role: The job summary paragraph: "The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to provide the highest quality care and services to our patients by assisting in such functions as maintaining a safe, clean and functional environment; assisting with dietary aspects of care; facilitating communication, i.e., answering phones; transporting patients and assisting visitors. As an integral part of the team, the Nursing Attendant is responsible for activities, which promote patient focused care within the Patient Unit." We should keep that exactly. Now Responsibilities: list each essential function sentence. We need to break them into list items. The essential functions are a long paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. We need to split each sentence into a