• Hospital Care Aide (sitter)

    WMCHealth (Poughkeepsie, NY)


    Hospital Care Aide (sitter)

     

    Company: MidHudson Regional Hospital

     

    City/State: Poughkeepsie, NY

     

    Category: Nursing Support

     

    Department: Float Personnel

     

    Union: Yes

     

    Union Name: 1199

     

    Position: Full Time

     

    Hours: 7am-3:30pm

     

    Shift: Day

     

    Req #: 43514

     

    Posted Date: Jul 14, 2025

     

    Hiring Range: $17.0130/hr

     

    External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/29829) Internal Applicant link

    Job Details:

    Job Summary

    + A Hospital Care Aide (Sitter) is a paraprofessional employee, trained to provide supervision, companionship, environmental support assistance. Reports changes in condition of patient and any safety issues to unit staff immediately. Population served: Clients of all ages with diverse diagnoses.

    Responsibilities

    + Supervises the patient to provide optimum safety and accident prevention. Receives information hand-off from nursing staff. Never leaves patient unattended.

    + Under direction of the hospital unit staff can assist nurse with personal care tasksincluding but not limited to:

    + Engages in appropriate and meaningful conversation with patient, and family members. Escorts patient as directed by nursing staff.

    + Complies with communicating changes in patient’s condition. Adheres to policies and procedures. Is always accurate, complete, and timely when bringing important information/observations to the nurse about the patient.

    + Adheres to scheduling assignments.Is flexible with scheduling hours. Calls for additional assignments. Bathing, oral hygiene, hair and nail care, skin care, lotion and massage, elimination, dressing, positioning, transfers and ambulation.

    + Performs other related duties as assigned.

    Qualifications/Requirements

    + EXPERIENCE

    + No prior experience.

    + EDUCATION

    + High School Diploma or GED required.

    About Us:

    MidHudson Regional Hospital

     

    MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, is home to the mid-Hudson Valley’s most advanced healthcare services. This 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area’s only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital for patients with serious illnesses and injuries.

     

    External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/29829) Internal Applicant link

     

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