Position Summary Position Summary Performs 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. • 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 washing 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 patients 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.
Other Related Functions • 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. • Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
Qualifications Education and Training • High school graduate or equivalent • One 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 • State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification • State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse or Graduate of an approved school of nursing • Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician, or Paramedic, or Medical personnel licensed outside the United States
Licensure and Certification • Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification • Experience • One 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