Float Nursing Technician

Lexington Health, Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day One medical benefits

403(b) match plan

Employer paid life insurance

Disability coverage after 90 days

Adoption assistance

Student loan forgiveness

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Lexington Health, Inc. in Columbia, SC is seeking a dedicated Nursing Assistant for the Inpatient Float Pool on the PM shift (7pm-730am). A sign-on bonus of 2,500 is available and the role involves providing direct patient care, support services, and collaboration with the nursing team.

The position requires a High School diploma and a Certified Nursing Assistant license, with no prior years of experience required. The hospital emphasizes safety, patient comfort, and efficient care delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience: None
• Certification substitutable for 3 years of experience
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Certified Nursing Assistant
• Required Training: None

Responsibilities

• Participates in interventions related to the patient plan of care
• Reports to nurse changes in patient condition and observations
• Provides safety measures in accordance with unit standards
• Assists with admission procedures and orients patient to environment
• Provides assistance with activities of daily living for patients
• Prepares rooms and equipment for admissions and discharge
• Restocks rooms with supplies and maintains clerical records

Skills

Patient care

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Inpatient Float Pool
Full Time
PM Shift
7pm-730am

Sign-On Bonus:2500

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Provides supplemental staffing and patient support to units as assigned. Under the direction of a professional nurse, assists in the provision of patient care through direct care activities, reporting observations, and obtaining supplies and equipment. Provides patient support as assigned and as directed for a variety of activities including (but not limited to): nutrition services, transport, daily hygiene, mobility, and data collection. Member of the nursing care team.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Graduate or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience: Certification substitutable for 3 years of experience
Required Certifications/Licensure: Certified Nursing Assistant
Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• PATIENT CARE & SUPPORT
  • Participates in interventions related to the patient plan of care
  • Reports to nurse changes in patient condition and observations relevant to patients needs
  • Provides safety measures in accordance with unit standards
  • Recognizes need for safety measures and takes appropriate action to prevent injury.
  • Demonstrates ability to provide a comfortable environment of care in accordance with unit standards:
    • Prepares rooms and/or equipment for expected admissions
    • Assists with admission procedures and orients patient to environment.
    • Provides assistance with all activities of daily living for patients
    • Changes linen and makes bed, organizes the patient’s environment, and performs other personalized services within prescribed limits.
    • Prepares patient for discharge/transfer by obtaining necessary equipment and gathering belongings.
• CLINICAL WORK QUALITY
  • Shares knowledge/expertise with co-workers and promotes a positive working environment.
  • Accepts work assignments readily.
  • Abides by LMC’s Code of Conduct
  • Demonstrates knowledge of area and organizational activities by attending or reading minutes of staff meetings, and other communications.
  • Is able to verbalize and/or demonstrate knowledge of the PI process OR is aware of unit performance improvement activities
  • Supports and participates actively in change processes/performance improvement activities by willingly adopting new methods.
  • Functions as a role model for students and staff and displays positive problem solving behavior.
  • Demonstrates timely communication of patient events/issues to appropriate persons.
• RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  • Uses time and supplies/equipment in an efficient and effective manner.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. Demonstrates ability to coordinate tasks.
  • Demonstrates effective teamwork skills and maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Completes assigned tasks within specified time frame.
  • Prioritizes workload to best meet both patient and unit needs.
  • Restocks rooms with supplies needed for patient care
  • Assists in performing and documenting environmental checks as required by LMC policy and regulatory agencies.
  • Promptly responds to all communication devices in order to meet patient needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• CLERICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Enters pertinent information into the electronic medical record.
  • Performs chart maintenance by:
    • Verifies that all information in the patient chart is correctly labeled and filed and initiates appropriate action when necessary (patient label, face sheets, etc.).
    • Assembles, checks and routes patient files in cases of surgery, transfer (to include new ID bracelet), discharge or death according to procedure.
  • Schedules physician appointments, call physician consults, requests copies of the medical record (when indicated) and arranges transportation for patients as requested.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and effective use of medical terminology.
  • Maintains established stock levels of clerical supplies.
  • Restocks and /or orders supplies.
  • Removes outdated forms or supplies from unit, organizes clerical supplies and makes up new charts.
  • Credits supplies and equipment to appropriate department.
  • Orders specialty items (from in-house as well as outside vendors) for patients.
  • Promptly follows appropriate procedure for returning specialty equipment from outside vendors.
• PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Maintains required certifications
  • Completes yearly safety training and other mandatory classes
  • Meets or exceeds all LMC requirements for attendance and service expectations.
  • Complies with all annual employee health requirements
  • Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal. Initial RCRA training is received within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.