Nursing Assistant II– Stroke/Neuro 3F
LocationBaptist Health Lexington – Lexington, KY
Schedule:Part-time | 3rd Shift (Nights) | 12-hour shifts
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed care team member, the Nursing Assistant II provides direct patient care and support services to patients and families. This role performs selected nursing procedures and routine patient care to assist nursing personnel in treatment, comfort, and safety.
UNIT DESCRIPTION
3F is a 24- bed Telemetry unit. This unit supports our comprehensive stroke program. Specializing in the care of Neurology, Neurosurgery, TIA, and CVA. This unit also serves as an overflow for orthopedic patients. The patient population is transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide hands-on care to postpartum mothers and newborns
• Assist patients with activities of daily living (bathing, feeding, hygiene)
• Take and record vital signs accurately
• Perform blood glucose monitoring, EKGs, venipuncture, and specimen collection as delegated
• Support ambulation, transfers, and postpartum recovery needs
• Respond promptly to patient/family needs and call lights
• Maintain patient safety, dignity, and privacy
• Assist with admissions, discharges, and transitions of care
• Participate in unit tasks including restocking supplies, linen management, and basic clerical duties
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
High School Diploma or GED required
Licensure/Certification:
• Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification required
OR completion of first year of nursing school with successful clinical validation
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire
Experience:
Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required
Skills:
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a care team
• Detail-oriented with sound judgment and clinical observation skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting
• Ability to safely assist or move patients
• Exposure to clinical environments and biological hazards
Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
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 support
Retirement with Company Match
Identity Theft Protection
Please note: These benefits are for our Part-Time positions. (24 weekly hours - 31.99 weekly hours.)
Work Experience
Education
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.
