Baptist Health Princeton Hospital

Performs general 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 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 a nd 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. 

• 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.

Licensure/Certification

• Must obtain BLS/Healthcare Provider certification within 30 days of hire.

Experience

• None.