Nursing Assistant I - PCU / Progressive Care Unit (Nights)
About The Position
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, an 84-bed acute-care community hospital in St. Cloud, Florida, offers comprehensive emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care, including specialties like cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology, and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section, and the hospital holds The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. It also houses Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as a national outstanding employer, receiving Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work award multiple times. This position is for a Nursing Assistant I in the STC Intensive Care Unit (ICU), working variable full-time night shifts from 7pm to 7am, including rotating weekends. The role involves performing general patient care under the direction and supervision of a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Must obtain BLS/Healthcare Provider certification within 30 days of hire.
- 1+ year of healthcare experience
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 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.
Benefits
- All Inclusive Benefits - that start day one!
- Student loan repayment
- tuition reimbursement
- FREE college education programs
- retirement savings
- paid paternity leave
- fertility benefits
- back up elder and childcare
- pet insurance
- PTO/Holidays
- and more for full time and part time employees (ask the recruiter for more info about our benefits!)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
