Intensive Care Unit, Nursing Assistant II, Full-Time Nights

Nursing Assistant II

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital is a comprehensive medical and surgical acute care facility serving the residents of Lake County as a trusted member of the community for over 75 years. Conveniently located in Clermont, the hospital's dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals is committed to delivering expert and compassionate care. Our efforts have earned us recognition as a national leader.

A Nursing Assistant performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include assisting patients with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination and nutritional needs, providing routine treatments, maintaining a safe, clean, neat, and organized patient environment, and ensuring patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality. Follows standard precautions, always washes hands between patients, assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients, takes and records vital signs, obtains data and accurately documents pertinent patient information, 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, 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, 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, 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 patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.

Qualifications include 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, maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification, 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.