Nursing Assistant-Operating Room

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Surgical Nursing Assistant to join the OR team for the second shift (11:00–19:30). You will support surgical staff, provide basic patient care, and assist with patient transport and aseptic technique under RN supervision.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or equivalent, KY Nurse Aide Certification (or first-year nursing student with clinicals), and BLS with 30 days of hire. On-call duties are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Current KY Nurse Aide Certification, or completion of first year of Nursing program with validated clinical rotation.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required and must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist hospital staff in providing high-quality, safe patient care.
• Provide basic physical care of patients and assist with patient transport (stretcher, wheelchair, beds).
• Perform tasks and procedures per hospital policy and procedure; maintain aseptic technique.
• Contribute to positive patient and family interactions and participate in unit activities.
• Aid in Surgical Procedures and basic circulating functions under RN direction in the OR.
• On-call required weeknights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis.

Skills

BLS Certification

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

KY Nurse Aide Certification

Nursing program—first year with clinical rotation

Job description

Summary

Summary Job Description: Surgical Nursing Assistant-OR Full Time I Second Shift (1100-1930) Surgical Services I Lexington, KY Baptist Health Lexington Surgical Services Department encompasses several key areas: the Pre-Op Department, 20 operating rooms with a business office staff responsible for scheduling, a Postoperative Care Unit, an Endoscopy Department with dedicated pre- and post-op areas, and a Sterile Processing Department.

Responsibilities

• At the direction of management and/or nursing personnel, assists the hospital staff/department in the provision of high quality, safe patient care
• Provides basic physical care of the patient.
• Demonstrates safe patient transport with stretcher, wheelchairs, and patient beds.
• Performs tasks and procedures as directed according to hospital policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and utilizes principles of aseptic technique.
• Ensures positive customer relations interactions.
• Actively participates in unit activities.
• Aid in Surgical Procedures and certain basic circulating functions under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the Operating Room.
• On Call required-weeknights, weekends, and holidays picked by rotation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and/or Equivalent.
• Current KY Nurse Aide Certification, or successful completions of first year of Nursing program with validation of clinical rotation.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
• If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

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

Company Information

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.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health 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. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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