Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech (CNA) - PACU

Nemours; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Florida is seeking a full-time CNA to join the Orlando team. Shifts are 10 hours, 3 days per week, with no weekends or holidays. Candidates must be a certified nursing assistant or have completed at least one nursing clinical semester.

The role includes patient care, vital signs, EMR documentation, and support across ages. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team in a pediatric-focused environment within Nemours, dedicated to Whole Child Health and family-centered

Qualifications

• High school diploma and accredited Nursing Assistant course required.
• In lieu of the Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited program required.
• Minimum of one year hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS must be valid for 90 days post start date.

Responsibilities

• Prepares rooms for patient admissions ensuring cleanliness and proper equipment.
• Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to RN.
• Records intake and output as directed by RN.
• Uses the EMR for patient care documentation.
• Transports patients to other units and escorts discharged patients to the car.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides routine care.
• Maintains a clean and safe patient care environment.
• Covers unit front desk as needed for back-up.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

EMR documentation

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Nursing Assistant course or one nursing clinical semester

Tools

EMR system

Job description

This is a FULL-TIME position,10-hour shifts, 0800-2030 3 days/week, no weekends, no holidays.

This position requires you to either be a certified nursing assistant or complete 1 semester of nursing clinicals .

This position is responsible for the following:

• Assisting with general activities


• Demonstrating proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged and adolescents.


• Assisting with the provision of family centered care in conjunction with other disciplines.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares rooms for patient admissions assuring that the room is clean and proper equipment is set up for patient's needs.


• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.


• Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to assigned RN.


• Records intake and output of patients as directed by RN


• Ensures a clean and safe patient care environment.


• Assists patients with activities of daily living (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.


• Utilizes the electronic medical record as required for patient care.


• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs


• Transports patients to other unit locations and escorts discharged patients to car.


• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed for back-up. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.


• Adheres to the Nemours Standards of Behavior.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma and completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant course required.


• In lieu of Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited nursing program required.


• Minimum of one (1) year of hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred; hospital experience preferred.


• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS certification must be valid for 90 days post start date

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .