Nursing Assistant Float

Advocate Health

4d•$21 - $31

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant Float works in the nursing float pool and assists registered nurses with daily patient care, documentation, patient movement, and unit support. The role includes helping patients with personal hygiene, feeding, mobility, positioning, and nutrition; collecting and documenting patient data; and communicating observations and concerns to the RN. The Nursing Assistant supports patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, responds promptly to call lights, maintains supplies and equipment, and follows infection-prevention practices. Depending on site and unit requirements, duties may also include IV removal, post-mortem care, and bladder scans. The position requires providing age-appropriate care and working with patients across the life span. This is a part-time position scheduled for 24 hours per week on the night shift, including weekends and holidays. The listed pay range is $20.80–$31.20 per hour. The role requires a high school diploma, GED, or HSED; no experience is required. A nurse aide credential in good standing on the applicable State Registry and American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification are required, with BLS to be obtained within 45 days. The work involves frequent physical activity and exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards, as well as blood and body fluids; protective clothing must be worn as necessary.

Requirements

High school graduate, or a Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED).
No prior experience required.
Nurse Aide in good standing on the State Registry in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained within 45 days.
Basic computer skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications, such as DNV or CARF, as applicable.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above the shoulders during the work shift.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, and carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance.
Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to use foot pedals on carts or machines and have functional vision and hearing.
Ability to wear protective clothing as necessary when exposed to workplace hazards and blood or body fluids.

Responsibilities

Assist the RN with bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, activity orders, ambulation, positioning, range-of-motion exercises, and transfers, using therapeutic assistive devices as indicated.
Measure and document blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, intake and output, daily weights, and other requested patient data in the electronic medical record.
Perform purposeful rounding under RN direction, communicate patient and family observations, concerns, and needs promptly to the RN, and document appropriately.
Support admissions, transfers, and discharges under RN supervision, including preparing rooms, orienting patients to rooms, removing linen, and managing patient belongings.
Keep patient call lights within reach and answer call lights promptly.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens and perform indicated point-of-care testing using approved identification and labeling procedures; maintain required competency.
Complete errands such as delivering trays, charts, specimens, and reports; maintain and order nursing-area stock; and clean equipment and work areas.
Perform patient positioning and transport duties that involve lifting and pushing or pulling, using proper technique and assistive devices.
Support patient nutritional needs under RN direction, including diet review, tray setup and removal, positioning, and diet selection.
Maintain skin integrity through repositioning and skin care, and ensure special supplies and appliances, including TED hose and sequential compression devices, are available and maintained.
As required by the site or unit and under RN direction, remove IVs, provide post-mortem care, and perform bladder scans.
Follow infection-prevention policies and procedures, including hand hygiene, sterile and aseptic practices, proper disposal of contaminated materials, and appropriate attire for direct contact with patients in isolation.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, applying relevant knowledge of growth and development across the life span.
Perform other related duties as required.