Nursing Assistant - Observation Unit at Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Place to Work

Tuition Reimbursement up to 5,000/yr

Flexible Schedules

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant II to perform general patient care under RN/LPN supervision on the Day Shift within the LMH Observation unit. The role includes assisting with hygiene, mobility, and daily activities, maintaining a clean environment, and ensuring patient safety and privacy in a busy acute care setting.

Qualifications include an accredited nursing assistant program or CNA certification, with Florida licensure options considered.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; or
• State of Florida CNA certification; or
• LPN license; or
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing; or
• EMT/Paramedic or foreign licensure may be considered.

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 team members.
• Assures patient privacy and confidentiality; follows standard precautions and hand hygiene.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge; records vitals and documents patient information.
• Communicates condition changes to the RN and participates in hourly rounding.

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program

State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification

State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse

Graduate of an approved school of nursing

Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic

Licensure/Certification outside the United States

Job description

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department.

Position Summary

Department: LMH Observation

Status: Pool | PRN

Schedule: Day Shift | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Title: Nursing Assistant ll

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department. For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, WiFi, and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

Features Include

• Center for Women and Babies
• Six state-of-the‑art operating rooms
• Three catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU beds
• Observation unit
• Imaging
• Lab
• Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy
• Dining and café
• Chapel

Top Reasons To Choose Orlando Health – Lake Mary Hospital

• BEST Place to Work for 6 years!
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part‑Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $5,000 a year.

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.
• 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 hands 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, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.
• Participates in nursing Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively and efficiently.
• Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
• Attends hospital, unit staff meetings and in‑services according to policy.
• Completes all mandatory training.
• Demonstrates the 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
• Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; or
• State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification; or
• State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse; or
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing; or
• Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; or
• Medical personnel licensed outside the United States Licensure/Certification

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.