Provides routine personal care to patients in a timely, safe and effective manner
Care may Include bathing, shaving, brushing teeth, dressing patients and attending to any and all of their personal care needs Prepares Patients For Meals, Feeds And/Or Assists With Feeding As Necessary Empties Bedpans And Collects Urine And Other Specimens Transfers Patients To And From Bed And/Or Chair Via One-Person Transfer, Two-Person Transfer, And Use Of A Hoyer Lift Takes accurate vital signs, temperatures, pulse and respirations.
Records All Necessary Information According To Policy And Procedure;
Performs ROM Using Proper Technique Assists Patients In Walking And In Transporting Patients By Means Of Wheel Chair Or Stretcher Performs other related duties

Knowledge and Skills:

Ability to work in surroundings with degree of dust, noise, etc. without undue discomfort
Ability to hear, talk, walk, stand, bend and stretch Ability to read, write and interpret documents
Ability to sit for long periods of time at desk to perform job functions Ability to stand for long periods of time at required patient bedside and/or procedural areas
Ability to communicate effectively with patients and/or co-workers
May be required to handle reasonably heavy weights across distances
May be required to handle/ assist in lifting patients onto/out of exam beds/procedure stations
Must be trained in and knowledgeable of all Kingsbrook/Rutland policies and procedures pertaining to hazardous waste and hazardous materials and maintain qualifications applicable to assigned work

Other: Knowledge of all codes and demonstrate understanding

Physical Requirements: Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

Education: