Nursing Assistant
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant performs designated tasks in the provision of age-appropriate care for patients under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse. This specific role is for the 3 West Medical Surgical and Telemetry unit, working part-time from 7 PM to 7 AM. Baptist Health, founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, 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 employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states and is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nursing License (CNA) preferred
- Six months experience in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred
Responsibilities
- Performs designated tasks in the provision of age-appropriate care for patients under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse
- Obtains and documents reported height and weighs patient on admission and documents
- Turns and positions patients every 2 hours as indicated, using proper body mechanics
- Assists and promotes activity, ambulation, up in chair and other activities as ordered
- Assists patients with personal hygiene, including as showering, bathing, shaving, shampooing, perianal-care, catheter care and oral care
- Takes and records vital signs accurately within established time frame
- Consistently performs hourly rounds to ensure patient safety and promote customer satisfaction
Benefits
- Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plans with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
