Summary
Job Description:
Nursing Assistant II - Float Pool
Full-Time 7p - 7a
The Nursing Assistant performs designated tasks in the provision of age-appropriate care for patients under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Obtains and documents reported height and weighs patient on admission and documents.
Turns and positions patients every 2 hours as indicated, using proper body mechanics.
Assists and promotes activity, ambulation, up in chair and other activities as ordered.
Assists patients with personal hygiene, including as showering, bathing, shaving, shampooing, perianal-care, catheter care and oral care.
Takes and records vital signs accurately within established time frame.
Consistently performs hourly rounds to ensure patient safety and promote customer satisfaction.
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Certified Nurse Aid certification required upon hire.
One year of relevant job-related experience required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Benefits:
Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement plans with company match
Work Experience
Education
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! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification upon hire
- One year of relevant job-related experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
What We Do
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
