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Nursing Assistant - Integrated Specialty Care (Palliative, Oncology, Neuro) Full Time Days

Orlando Health
2 months ago
Full-time
On-site
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Palliative Care

Position Summary

 

At Baptist Health, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve.

 

Baptist Health Princeton Hospital offers great NEW competitive pay and benefits!

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan w/matching
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
  • Life Insurance
  • Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
  • Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
  • Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start on day one!

 

Position Summary


Performs general patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions


• Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs.
• Providesroutine treatments and maintains a safe, clean, neat, and organized patient environment.
• Maintains safety and security of patients, families,self, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
• Follows standard precautions, always washes hands between patients.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge ofpatients.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rates, food and fluid intake and output as directed.
• Obtains data and accurately documents pertinent patient information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines.
• Recognizes and communicates appropriate information and safety concerns regarding the patient’s condition to the RN and or
other members of the healthcareteam.
• Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding of patients.
• Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.
• Demonstrates competency in specific tasks and skills as defined by Orlando Health and unitspecific competencies.
• Maintains a clean, neat, safe, and organized nursing unit.
• Receives and processes incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests.
• Transports and deliversitems, equipment, blood products, and medications(excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy
drugs) throughout the facility.
• May have limited access to areas storingmedications.
• Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent withOrlandoHealth policies,theADA, FMLA and otherfederal,state
and localstandards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies andprocedures.

 

Other Related Functions


• Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.
• Participates in nursing Performance Improvement activities asassigned.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patientrights and compliance with the standards ofregulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively andefficiently.
• Receives and processesincoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
• Attends hospital, unitstaffmeetings and in-services according to policy.
• Completes all mandatory training.
• Demonstratesthe knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care based on principles of growth and development over
the life span.
• Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify
each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.

Qualifications

Education/Training

 

High school graduate or equivalent


One (1) year of nursing assistant work experience within the past five years may be substituted for completion of one of the below
trainings


Licensure/Certification


Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification


Experience


One (1) year of experience within the past five years in a relevant healthcare setting. No experience required for graduates of an
approved school of nursing, or other trainings listed in training requirements.