Position Summary: Facility: Baptist Health Citizens Location: Talladega, AL Full Time Days, 7A-7P
Requirements
One (1) year of experience within the past five years in a relevant healthcare setting. Baptist Health Citizens Hospital is a 122-bed hospital located in Talladega committed to advancing the health and wellness of the communities we serve. With a community focus, Baptist Health Citizens Hospital offers a full range of services to meet the diverse needs of our patients, including quick, lifesaving response for those experiencing chest pain or stroke symptoms; comprehensive emergency room care; surgical services; cardiovascular care; diagnostic imaging; digestive health care; orthopedics; a sleep disorder center. Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Offers Great NEW Competitive Pay and Great Benefits Package that Includes: Medical, Dental, Vision 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start) Life Insurance Extended Leave Plan (ELP) Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care) Paid Parental Leave Pet Insurance Car Insurance Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt ALL Benefits Start Day One Position SummaryPerforms patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Essential Functions
- Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs.
- Providesroutine 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 ofpatients.
- 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 healthcareteam.
- 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 unitspecific competencies.
- Maintains a clean, neat, safe, and organized nursing unit.
- Receives and processes incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests.
- Transports and deliversitems, equipment, blood products, and medications(excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
- May have limited access to areas storingmedications.
- Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent withOrlandoHealth policies,theADA, FMLA and otherfederal,state and localstandards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies andprocedures.Other Related Functions
- Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.
- Participates in nursing Performance Improvement activities asassigned.
- Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patientrights and compliance with the standards ofregulatory and accrediting agencies.
- Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively andefficiently.
- Receives and processesincoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
- Attends hospital, unitstaffmeetings and in-services according to policy.
- Completes all mandatory training.
- Demonstratesthe 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.
Qualifications
- Education/TrainingHigh school graduate or equivalentOne (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
- Certified Nursing Assistant certification;or
- Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; or
- Medical personnel licensed outside the United States Licensure/CertificationLicensure/CertificationMaintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.ExperienceOne (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 training requirements.
