Nursing Assistant II Psych PRN Nights

Baptist Health Walker Hospital   

Being a nurse assistant is more than just a job — it's a calling. It’s about making a real difference in people’s lives, providing comfort and compassionate care to those who need it most, and being part of a dedicated team that saves lives every day.

If you enjoy working with people, are seeking a meaningful career with opportunities for growth, and want to have a lasting impact, consider joining Baptist Health in one of our Nursing Support roles.  Together, we bring hope, healing, and humanity to every patient we serve.

Essential Functions 

• Assistspatient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination, and nutritional needs. 

• Providesroutine 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 ofpatients. 

• 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 healthcareteam. 

• 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 unitspecific competencies. 

• Maintains a clean, neat, safe, and organized nursing unit. 

• Receives and processes incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests. 

• Transports and deliversitems, equipment, blood products, and medications(excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility. 

• May have limited access to areas storingmedications. 

• Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies,theADA, FMLA and otherfederal,state and localstandards. 

• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies andprocedures. 

• Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.  

• Participates in nursing Performance Improvement activities asassigned. 

• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patientrights and compliance with the standards ofregulatory and accrediting agencies. 

• Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively andefficiently. 

• Receives and processesincoming calls, patient calls and guest requests. 

• Attends hospital, unitstaffmeetings and in-services according to policy. 

• Completes all mandatory training. 

• Demonstratesthe 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; orother trainings listed in training requirements