Nursing Assistant II; Part-Time Nights Surgical Unit - St. Cloud Hospital

Orlando Health Patient Care Assistant

Orlando Health is your best place to work. Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is an 84-bed acute-care community hospital offering comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Specialties include cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section for specialized emergency care, and the hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation.

The campus also is home to Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center.

Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work award in 2022 and 2023. Orlando Health is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond.

Performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include assisting patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination and nutritional needs, providing routine treatments and maintaining a safe, clean, neat, and organized patient environment, maintaining safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team, assuring patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality, following standard precautions, always washing hands between patients, assisting with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients, taking and recording temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rates, food and fluid intake and output as directed, obtaining data and accurately documenting pertinent patient information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines, recognizing and communicating appropriate information and safety concerns regarding the patient's condition to the RN and or other members of the healthcare team, participating in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding of patients, providing exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers and team members, demonstrating competency in specific tasks and skills as defined by Orlando Health and unit specific competencies, maintaining a clean, neat, safe and organized nursing unit, receiving and processing incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests, transporting and delivering items, equipment, blood products, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility, maintaining reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, and maintaining compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

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 :
Maintains current BLS/Health Care 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.