Nursing Assistant II - Nights - Trauma Med/Surg - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health•St. Petersburg, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant II performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse. This role involves assisting patients with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs. The Nursing Assistant II also provides routine treatments, maintains a safe and clean patient environment, and ensures the safety and security of patients, families, self, and the healthcare team. They are responsible for assuring patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality, following standard precautions, and washing hands between patients. The role includes assisting with admissions, transfers, and discharges, taking and recording vital signs, and documenting patient information. Recognizing and communicating patient condition changes and safety concerns to the RN is crucial. The position also involves participating in handoff reports, hourly rounding, and providing exceptional service. Competency in specific tasks and skills, maintaining a clean nursing unit, and processing incoming calls and requests are also key responsibilities. Additionally, the Nursing Assistant II transports items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility and may have limited access to medication storage areas. The role requires punctual attendance, compliance with policies, support for planned changes, and participation in performance improvement activities. Awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and regulatory standards is essential, as is the efficient use of time and resources. Attending staff meetings and completing mandatory training are also required. The position requires the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care based on age-specific needs and the ability to assess and interpret patient status.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent
Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
One (1) year of experience within the past five years in a relevant healthcare setting.
Successful completion of one of the following [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

Nice To Haves

No experience required for graduates of an approved school of nursing, or other trainings listed in training requirements.

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.
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.