Performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse. 

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 Baptist Health and 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 health care 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 Baptist Health and 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 Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. 

• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health and 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. 

• 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 within the past five years may be substituted for completion of one of the below trainings: 

• Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; or 

• State of Alabama Certified Nursing Assistant certification; or 

• State of Alabama Licensed Practical Nurse; or other trainings listed in training requirements