Nursing Assistant-Float Pool

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Ins.

Life Insurance

Short Term and Long-Term Disability

Identity Theft Protection

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000/yr

Company paid Maternity and Paternity

5 days Paid Time Off on hire

Bereavement Leave (pets)

Sell Back Program

PTO Donation Compassionate Leave

Employee Support Fund

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY is seeking a Nursing Assistant for full-time day and night shifts. Under supervision of an RN, you will provide direct patient care including hygiene, transfers, and mobility assistance, while performing basic clinical tasks like glucose monitoring and EKGs.

You will document care and escalate changes to the nursing staff to ensure safe, compassionate care. Qualified candidates hold a High School diploma or equivalent with Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification (SRNA, CNA) or completion of first year of nursing program with clinical rotation validation.
• Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of hire if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including hygiene, toileting, feeding, positioning and mobility assistance.
• Assist with transfers, admissions, discharges and ambulation.
• Perform delegated clinical procedures such as blood glucose monitoring, EKGs, and venipuncture.
• Document patient care and report changes to nursing staff.
• Support nurses and physicians and deliver compassionate, respectful care.

Skills

Direct patient care

Hygiene assistance

Mobility assistance

Vital signs monitoring

Blood glucose monitoring

EKG

Venipuncture

Documentation

Transfers & admissions

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification (SRNA/CNA) or first-year nursing validation

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Summary Job Description:

Nursing Assistant Full-Time Day Shift and Night Shift available The Staffing Office plays a critical role in ensuring the optimal allocation of nursing and support staff across all departments. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) or other licensed care team member, provides direct patient care and related support by performing selected nursing procedures and routine duties to assist medical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment, and care of patients.

Job Description:

Provides direct patient care, including hygiene, toileting, feeding, positioning, and mobility assistance. Assists with patient transfers, admissions, discharges, and ambulation. Performs delegated clinical procedures, including blood glucose monitoring, EKGs, and venipuncture. Assist nurses and physicians with patient care and procedures. Documents patient care and reports changes or concerns to nursing staff. Provides compassionate, respectful, and responsive patient care.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures Required:

High School Diploma or equivalent. Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification (SRNA, CNA) required or successful completion of first year of a Nursing program and validation of a clinical rotation consistent with level of education. Basic Life Support- Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already.

Benefits:

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets) PTO
• Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement:

BaptistHealth is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. BaptistHealth specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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