Nursing Assistant II - Progressive Care Unit Job at Orlando Health
Position Summary:
Our PCU team fosters a culture of safety and an environment of teamwork, effective communication, and positive attitudes while we work to exceed our customer's expectations. Staffing is based on synergy and acuity, we utilize the care-pair model, where a nurse is paired with a nursing assistant or student nurse intern to provide safe, quality and effective patient care.
Orientation is individualized and modified to meet the needs of each new team member. New Team members are assigned a preceptor and will follow their schedule. New team members are supported through their entire orientation by way of corporate and unit based educational opportunities. The leadership team is always accessible and provides at the elbow support for all team members.
Position Summary
Position Summary Performs general patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Position Details
Other Related Functions
Unit Overview
Our Progressive Team unit is a 20 bed, fast-paced multisystem unit on the 6th floor which operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. We serve adult patients that are acutely ill requiring complex nursing interventions. We see patients with Cardiac, Respiratory, Renal and GI conditions, as well as stable postoperative patients.
Our PCU team fosters a culture of safety and an environment of teamwork, effective communication, and positive attitudes while we work to exceed our customer's expectations. Staffing is based on synergy and acuity, we utilize the care-pair model, where a nurse is paired with a nursing assistant or student nurse intern to provide safe, quality and effective patient care.
Orientation is individualized and modified to meet the needs of each new team member. New Team members are assigned a preceptor and will follow their schedule. New team members are supported through their entire orientation by way of corporate and unit based educational opportunities. The leadership team is always accessible and provides at the elbow support for all team members.
Position Summary
Position Summary Performs general patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Position Details
Shift – Days
Location – Orlando Reginal Medical Center - 52 W. Underwood St., Orlando, FL 32806
Employment Type – VFT (36 HOURS)
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.
- 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.
- 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
Education/Training
High school graduate or equivalent
One (1) year of nursing assistant work experience the past five years substituted 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
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 training requirements.
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