Nursing Assistant II, Oncology, Full-Time Day

Orlando Health System of Care includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities spanning Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama, and Puerto Rico. Our dedicated team honors a 100+ year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to patients, families, and communities. Orlando Health and Watson Clinic are expanding access to award-winning specialty care in Polk County through Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital—a state-of-the-art, seven-story, 550,000 square-foot healthcare hub offering:

• 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds
• 11 operating rooms and four cardiac interventional suites
• Dedicated labor and delivery services, including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) debuting shortly after opening
• Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services
• Advanced surgical procedures

Join the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital opening team and help shape the future of healthcare in Polk County.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients 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 for 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.
• 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.
• Possesses 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.

Requirements

• 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; or
  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing; or
  • Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; or
  • Medical personnel licensed outside the United States.
• One (1) year of experience within the past five years in a relevant healthcare setting. No experience required for graduates of an approved school of nursing or other training listed in training requirements.
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one
• Four (4) weeks paid parental leave
• Debt-free degrees through the Preferred Education Program
• Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment programs
• Back-up childcare and elder care
• Fertility benefits and adoption assistance
• NCLEX reimbursement
• Free NCPDs for RN license
• Free Kaplan review courses
• Dedicated RN career counselor and GN Coordinators to develop you
• Specialty certifications reimbursement