Hospital Attendant 1 (Evenings)
Hospital Attendant 1 (Evenings)
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$ 34312 - 42565
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Job Description
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nations leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical a healthcare rating company for consumers among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
CSEA
Job Summary:
The Department of Central Transport at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full time Hospital Attendant 1 (Evenings).
Hospital Attendants 1 attend to the daily living and personal hygiene needs of patients to make them feel more comfortable. Incumbents may also devote considerable time to housekeeping and cleaning tasks related to patient care and to the transportation of patients equipment information and supplies.
Illustrative Duties
Attends to patients personal hygiene daily living and mobility needs to maintain a comfortable atmosphere that is conducive to treatment.
- Collects and carries patients laundry and dry cleaning and delivers items to the appropriate location in the health care facility.
- Receives patients valuables and other belongings transports them to safe storage and keeps records.
- Escorts patients to and from facilities where treatments are administered.
- Assists with feeding patients requiring assistance to ensure that patients receive appropriate nourishment.
- Bathes dresses brushes teeth and trims fingernails and toenails of patients; assists patients with resolving incontinence situations
- Brings bedpans and urinals to patients.
- Under direction of professional staff moves positions lifts and transports patients using a variety of lifts and other aids to prepare patients for treatment and to deliver patients to the treatment facilities.
- Greets and talks with patients listens to their complaints and responds by encouraging them to cooperate and participate in treatment activities to help them achieve attitudes conducive to treatment and rehabilitation.
- Observes patients inside and outside of treatment areas and records simple notes for clinical staff.
- May assist in collecting patient samples for laboratory analysis.
Performs a variety of housekeeping inventory and cleaning duties to ensure that clinical areas are clean sanitary orderly and properly supplied.
- Keeps an inventory of current supplies to determine the need for ordering new supplies.
- Fills out requisition forms for clinical staff and forwards forms for approval to maintain supplies at appropriate levels.
- Changes bed and other hospital linens to ensure that clean linens are always provided.
- May mop floors and wash windows walls bedside stands beds tables chairs toilets and various pieces of equipment to keep clinical areas clean and sanitary.
- Cleans thermometers equipment and other instruments as directed; may transport items to central sterile departments for cleaning.
Required Qualifications:
- Non-Competitive: possession or ability to acquire the necessary knowledge skills and abilities during the probationary period.
- Ability to lift patients and heavy objects.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in a hospital environment.
- Strong computer literacy.
55 B/C Qualifications:
- Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governors Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. To be considered you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.
- It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.
Work Schedule:
Variable Days; 4:00pm to 12:00am (Full-Time Evenings)
Salary Grade/Rank:
Salary Range:
Per civil service guidelines
- $34312 - $42565 Base Salary plus $4000 Location Pay and $575 Inconvenience Pay
Executive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161 no State entity as defined by the Executive Order is permitted to ask or mandate in any form that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation or any prior compensation history until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time please contact the Governors Office of Employee Relations ator via email at.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion creed age disability sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation familial status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristics military status domestic violence victim status criminal conviction and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women minorities veterans individualswith disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please contactHuman Resources at
Employment Type
Full-Time
