Nursing Assistant - Mother Baby Unit

Position Summary:

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies opened in 2006, providing programs and services focused on the unique needs of women and newborns. Specialized care covers all facets of women's health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. The hospital is “Magnet†recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care and is certified in perinatal care by The Joint Commission. Welcoming nearly 14,000 babies each year, the hospital’s 350 beds include 142 neonatal intensive care beds, making it one of the largest neonatal intensive care units under one roof in the country. As a sister hospital with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer for Children, the hospital was included in the 2021-22 “Best Children’s Hospitals†rankings by

U.S. News & World Report, recognized for expertise in Neonatology, and, together with Orlando Health ORMC, was included in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021

The mission of the Mother Baby Units at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is to provide the highest quality of care for mothers and newborn infants, from admission to our unit until discharge from our hospital, utilizing a multifaceted collaboration of professional

disciplines. The vision of the Mother Baby Units at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is to be a team of professionals dedicated to the care and nurturing of mothers and their newborn infants and their families in a breastfeeding friendly environment. We will use the best demonstrated care practices, current technology, and environmental design to enable our patients to achieve the outcomes possible. We will provide sensitive, flexible health care which respects the developmental, psychological, emotional, and social needs of our patients and families. We will support each other in our constant commitment to the health and well-being of our patient population, their families and our community.

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women's and Babies

Women Mother/ Baby Unit 6 is Nursing Assistant II. The nursing assistant performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse. Shift: Day /VFT

Responsibilities:

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 and accrediting agencies.
  
• Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively and efficiently.
  
• Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
  
• 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
  

Qualifications:

Education/Training

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High school graduate or equivalent

One (1) year of nursing assistant work experience the past five years substituted the below trainings* Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; or

• State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification; or
  
• State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse; or
  

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing; or
  
• Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; or
  
• Medical personnel licensed outside the United States Licensure/Certification
  

Licensure/Certification

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Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.