Nurse Helper

Baycare; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

BayCare in Dunedin is seeking a Clinical nurse assistant to support the nursing staff in delivering patient care on night shift (7p-7a) at Mease Dunedin. The role involves activities of daily living, mobility assistance, and patient transport, with a focus on maintaining patient comfort and safety.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living tasks, providing sitter duties, and monitoring patients, while complying with BLS and nurse helper training requirements prior to orientation.

Qualifications

• Completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire.
• Standard WELLE training is required.
• Must complete Nurse Helper training class prior to orientation on the nursing unit.

Responsibilities

• Assists the nursing staff in delivery of patient care according to BayCare role specific responsibilities.
• Assists with activities of daily living without exposing patient to body fluids.
• Performs patient transport, mobility assistance, sitter duties and visual monitoring.

Skills

BLS Certification

Patient care

Mobility assistance

Education

Nurse Helper training

Job description

Dunedin:Mease Dunedin | Clinical | Full Time

Description

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area.Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

Summary:
Assists the nursing staff in delivery of patient care according to BayCare role specific responsibilities and as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN). Assists with activities of daily living without purposefully encountering any body fluids (i.e. blood, urine, stool, saliva, emesis, etc.) or any devices that contain body fluids (such as but not limited to urinary catheters, nasogastric tubes, drains, used basins, IV catheters, IV tubing, wounds, specimens, blood products, etc.). Performs patient transport assistance within the hospital, mobility assistance, sitter duties, and visual monitoring.

Minimum Qualifications:

Other information:

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire. Standard WELLE® training is required. Must complete Nurse Helper training class prior to orientation on the nursing unit.

Credentials:

Essential:

• Credential Requirements in Comments

Credential equivalent experience:

Essential:

• Please reference “Other Information" section on the job description for required Credential details.

Facility:

BayCare Health System, Emergency Service-MDH

Location:

Mease Dunedin

Status:

Full Time, Exempt: No

Shift Hours:

7p-7a

Shift:

Shift 3

Shift 1 = Days, 2 = Evenings, 3 = Nights, 4 = Varies

Weekend Work:

Every Other

On Call:

No

How often will this team member be working remotely?

Never

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled