Patient Support Associate-Central Nurse Service-Night Shift (35 Hours)

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality, resulting in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Recognized as the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center by Vizient Inc. for three consecutive years, NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services across 6 inpatient locations, the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. The system includes two tuition-free medical schools and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active NIH awards.

About the role

The Patient Support Associate, under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Manager and in cooperation with all members of the patient care teams, assists in maintaining the unit's physical environment; sets up equipment and supplies for selected patient care activities; performs a wide range of customer relations tasks; complies with applicable regulatory functions; and conducts supply functions to fully support patient care activities on the assigned unit.

Responsibilities

• Removes linen from patient care areas and assists in changing linen on unoccupied patient beds.
• Distributes water pitchers, cups, and straws as directed by the RN.
• Assists in the management of patient belongings by conducting an inventory, securing, and transporting patient belongings.
• Performs patient transport of discharged patients to meet the target of discharge before noon.
• Prepares patients through notification and places them on the mode of transportation prior to patient transport arrival.
• Assures adequate inventory of patient care supplies.
• Removes waste as needed within patient rooms, only when overflowing and BSD personnel are not readily available.
• Assists with food service to ensure patient tray return from patient rooms.
• Redistributes supplies within the unit and maintains pars across clean supply rooms (including secured intravenous solutions and medication preparation supplies), nurse servers, patient rooms, unit-specific carts (e.g., dressing carts), and other point-of-use areas.
• Retrieves supplies (e.g., emergency supply requests, supplemental patient supply deliveries) from Pneumatic Tube, Central Distribution, and replenishes to appropriate locations or assigned nurse.
• Retrieves supplies from the service corridor and replenishes appropriate locations.
• Redistributes medications picked up from the pneumatic tube system.
• Picks up and drops off medications from the inpatient pharmacy.
• Notifies SCM/Logistics Manager of non-par stocked specialty order needs.
• Performs regular regulatory compliance rounds (e.g., supply expiration checks, ensures supply locations are clean, orderly, and free of loose trash; supply bins are free of dust or dirt and are not damaged).
• Facilitates exchange of emergency code carts and intubation boxes to/from Pharmacy, Central Sterile Processing, Central Distribution.
• Transports clinical equipment to and from various departments (e.g., Clinical Engineering, Central Sterile Processing).
• Demonstrates understanding of infection prevention standards.
• Cleans spills and unit-based equipment and stores as instructed.
• Assembles, locates, and maintains unit-specific equipment (e.g., trapeze, CPMs, Hip Chairs).

Requirements

• High school education or its equivalent.
• Working knowledge of English, evident in verbal, reading, and writing abilities.
• Expected to perform the job satisfactorily within 3 months.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

NYU Langone Health provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including:

• Financial security benefits.
• A generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Access to a holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care well-being.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $56,601.56 annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. This range does not include bonuses, incentive pay, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Schedule

Night shift (35 hours per week).