Nursing Assistant II Float Pool Full Time Nights

Brookwood Baptist Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookwood Baptist Health in Kentucky seeks a full-time Nursing Assistant for night shift as part of the float pool at Baptist Health Walker Hospital. You will assist patients with basic care and help maintain a safe, clean environment.

Responsibilities include patient hygiene, mobility support, vital signs, admissions and discharges, and reporting changes to the RN. Requires high school diploma and CNA/BLS credentials.

Qualifications

• Education: high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant program or CNA certification.
• Maintains current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs.
• Provides routine 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 and hand hygiene between patients.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
• Takes and records vital signs as directed.
• Documents pertinent patient information according to policy.
• Communicates patient condition changes to the RN and team.
• Participates in handoff and hourly rounding of patients.

Skills

Patient care

Hygiene assistance

Mobility support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nursing Assistant training / CNA certification

BLS certification

Job description

Position Summary

Baptist Health Walker Hospital

Full Time

Nights

Float Pool

Responsibilities

• Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs.
• Provides routine 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 hand between patients.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
• 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 healthcare team.
• 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 unit specific competencies.
• Maintains a clean, neat, safe, and organized nursing unit.
• Receives and processes incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products, and medications(excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
• May have limited access to areas storing medications.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, Th ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.
• Participates in nursing Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
• 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 overthe 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

Qualifications

Education/TrainingHigh 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 trainingsNursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; orState of Alabama Certified Nursing Assistant certification;orMedical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; orMedical personnel licensed outside the United States Licensure/Certification

Licensure/CertificationMaintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

ExperienceOne (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.