Float Nursing Assistant II, Corporate

Position Summary

• Orlando Health is a 3,200-bed system that includes 15 wholly-owned hospitals and emergency departments; rehabilitation services, cancer institutes, heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, physician offices for adults and pediatrics, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with CareSpot Urgent Care.
• Nearly 4,200 physicians, representing more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs nearly 22,000 team members.
• Areas of clinical excellence are orthopedics, heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, surgery, pediatric specialties, neonatology, women’s health and trauma.
• The Nursing Assistant II performs general patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
• Provides care at any facility that regularly staffs Nursing Assistants on a 24-hour, 7 day per week basis.
• Accepting applicants for Days, Nights, FT, or PT only!
• NO PRN.
• As a member of the corporate float pool, you will float to each of the adult in-patient units within the system: Arnold Palmer Hospital (APH) Dr.
• P.
• Phillips Hospital (DPH) Health Central Hospital (HCH) Horizon West Medical Pavilion (HWH) Jewett Orthopedic Institute (OHJOI) Lake Mary Hospital (LMH) Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) St.
• Cloud Hospital (SCH) South Lake Hospital (SLH) Winnie Palmer Hospital (WPH)

Responsibilities

• Essential Functions
• 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

Qualifications

• Education/Training High school graduate or equivalent; and
• 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.

Licensure/Certification Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Experience One (1) year of experience within the past five years in a relevant healthcare setting. No experience required for graduates of an approved school of nursing or other trainings listed in the training requirements.