Baptist Health System KY & IN

Nursing Assistant - Discharge Lounge

Baptist Health System KY & IN  •  Lexington, KY (Onsite)  •  20 hours ago
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Job Description

The discharge lounge is a quiet, comfortable area for patients who are either fully discharged or needing time to finish their discharge process. Our discharge lounge has the ability to support up to 14 patients. The discharge lounge not only supports patients with any last minute needs, but also helps support hospital throughput by optimizing patient flow.

Nursing Assistant

Full-time, Days

  • Performs direct patient care procedures and related tasks; assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs and I &O and documents, prepares chart packs, and assists with medical procedures as delegated by nursing staff.
  • Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as needed.
  • Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system immediately to determine patients’ needs and assures needs are address in a timely manner. Accesses additional assistance as indicated to meet patient needs.
  • Performs and documents appropriate procedures and data according to hospital policy and procedure.
  • Performs hygienic care including bathing, shaving, oral, and hair
  • Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system immediately to determine patients’ needs and assures needs are met when beyond scope.

Requirements:

  • High School/GED
  • SRNA or currently enrolled in an RN program with validation of first year of clinical rotation.
  • Must obtain BLS within 30 days from date of hire

Benefits:

  • Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term and Long-term Disability and Life Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
  • PTO Sell Back Program
  • Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
  • Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial assistance
  • Retirement with Company Match

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.

Baptist Health System KY & IN

About Baptist Health System KY & IN

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.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Louisville, 40223
Year Founded
1924
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