Nursing Assistant I 3W Medical/Surgical Full-Time Days

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Overview

Position Summary Facility: Bapitist Health Shelby Hospital Location: Alabaster, AL Shift: 7a-7p Being a Nursing Assistant 3W Medical/Surgical is more than just a job — it's a calling.

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What We Offer

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✓Medical, Dental, Vision

✓403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

✓Health Savings Account (HSA)

✓Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

✓Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)

✓Life Insurance

✓Extended Leave Plan (ELP)

✓Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)

✓Paid Parental Leave

✓Pet Insurance

✓Car Insurance

✓Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

Responsibilities

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→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 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 Baptist 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 policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
→Maintains compliance with all Baptist 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.
→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.