Job Description:

Job Summary:

Functions as a member of the health care team to assist the professional nurse in meeting the goal of individualized patient care by performing designated patient care and unit activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1.

Successful completion of Age-Specific competencies for the gerontology and adult population

2.

Communication

3.

Provides patient care

4.

Environment

5.

Performs professional responsibilities

6.

Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job related hazards, and national patient safety goals.

7.

Ensures positive customer relations interactions

• Manages difficult or emotional customer situations

• Responds promptly to customer needs

• Solicits customer feedback to improve service
• Responds to requests for service and assistance
• Meets commitments

Key Accountabilities/competency

Key Accountability

Weight

1.

Provides complete verbal reports with appropriate information. Effectively communicates to other care providers/team members necessary information. Responds promptly to customer requests. Functions as team member, assisting health care team as needed.

2.

Provides patient care. Bathing patient. Assists patient in range of motion exercises (passive or active). Performs morning, afternoon and evening care. Positions, turns and ambulates patient. Assists patient with mobility needs. Changes bed linens of occupied and unoccupied beds. Performs Finger Stick Blood Sugars. Provides skin care. Prepares patients for physical exam and assists when directed.

3.

Keeps patient room and hallways free of clutter. Disposes of soiled linen in appropriate container. Keeps nursing station clean and neat. Cleans equipment per policy and stores in appropriate area.

4.

Performs professional responsibilities. Adheres to Nursing Department dress code. Attendance at mandatory in-services, unit meetings, is maintained in accordance with department guidelines.

5.

Successful completion of Age-Specific competencies for the gerontology and adult population

6.

Communicates with others in completing work assignments and accomplishing department/unit goals. Utilizes appropriate channels of communication. Communicates any pertinent data in regards to patient condition to appropriate RN

7.

Performs Catheter care. Performs perineal care. Uses lifts for patient transfers when indicated. Takes vital signs, including VAS#, and records in electronic medical record. Makes observations hourly. Frequency may increase dependent upon patient status and unit standards. Measures and records weights. Initiates and follows High Risk Fall Precautions as indicated. Follows Suicide Precautions when applicable.

8.

Clears IV pump. Empties drains, catheters, drainage tubes. Calculates intake and output. Collects, labels and routes specimens. Performs pulse oximetry as directed. Performs oropharyngeal suctioning as indicated. Assists patient with incentive spirometry. Reinforces patient to turn, cough, and deep breathe. Feeds patients as indicated. Provides nourishments as directed. Passes fresh water every shift and as needed.

9.

Assists patient with elimination needs. Prepares and administers enemas. Incontinence care. Performs care for established colostomies and ileostomies. Removes Foley. Application and monitoring of restrictive devices. Inserts rectal tubes.

10.

Maintains up to date annual Core and Nursing Department Competency requirements

11.

Maintains up to date BLS Certification

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures Required:

High School Diploma or G.E.D. required. Must successfully complete Nurse's Aide training program. Certified Nurse Aide certification through the Kentucky Board of Nursing. EXPERIENCE: None required. BLS required.

Working Conditions:

• Exposed to low levels of noise.
• Exposed to blood and body fluids.
• Requires wearing gloves, mask and/or body and eye protection needed.
• Requires standing and walking more than 75% of the time.
• Requires sitting less than 35% of the time.
• Requires carrying objects weighing up to 10 lbs more than 35% but less than 75% of the time.
• Requires pushing objects weighing over 150 lbs. (e.g. patients) less than 35% of the time.
• Requires lifting and pulling objects weighing over 150 lbs. (e.g. patients) more than 35% but less than 75% of the time.
• Requires climbing up to 2 feet less than 35% of the time.
• Requires bending and twisting at the shoulders and waist more than 75% of the time.
• Requires reaching high and low more than 75% of the time.
• Requires squatting and kneeling less than 35% of the time.
• Requires fingering, grasping, and feeling objects more than 35% but less than 75% of the time.

Requires talking, hearing and seeing more than 75% of the time

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Employees will be expected to comply with Baptist Health’s infectious disease and vaccination policies, which include but may not be limited to compliance with BHS’ mandatory vaccination policies for influenza and COVID unless reasonable accommodations are needed under applicable law

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.