Nursing Assistant - Operating Room
About the role
Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role. You’ll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. Dedicated, empathetic candidates are encouraged to apply.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits: pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.
Job Summary
This position may qualify for a sign‑on bonus. Under the direction/supervision of an RN, provides basic nursing care for an assigned group of patients.
Units served include:
- General Nursing Units – patients from age 15 years to maturity
- Special Care Areas – patients from age 15 years through adult with high‑risk conditions
- Maternal Child Units – labor and delivery, nursery care for newborns
- Pediatric – neonate through age 18
- GI Lab Unit – toddlers (starting at 24 months) through adult
- Chemical Dependent Unit and Psychiatric Unit – adult patients and families
- Emergency Unit – patients of all ages, including pediatric and high‑risk adult care
- Surgical Services – patients from neonate to geriatric
Completes established competencies for the position within the designated introductory period. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum education: High school graduate or equivalent
- Preferred education: Completion of a Nurse Assistant, EMT, Paramedic, or Medical Assisting course
- Preferred experience: 6 months in the healthcare industry and/or knowledge of basic medical terms and procedures
- Required certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support) obtained through an approved American Heart Association Training Center or the Military Training Network
- Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention training to be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer to the position
About the organization
Baptist Health System has more than 120 years of history caring for the community. The system includes six full‑service hospitals, a specialized children’s hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency unit, a comprehensive cancer care network, fitness and rehabilitation centers, a physician network, imaging centers, ambulatory services, and the Baptist School of Health Professions. The mission is to help people achieve health for life through compassionate service inspired by faith.