Position Summary
Nursing Assistants– Join Our Team!
The nursing assistant performs patient care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL
Department: Labor & Delivery (L&D)
Type: Variable Full-time (36 hours)
Shift: Nights
Labor and Delivery Unit
The function of Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies (WPHWB) Labor and Delivery Unit is based on the primary care model principles. As a Level III Perinatal Center, comprehensive patient centered obstetrical nursing care is provided for both low and high-risk families during the antenatal, labor and delivery and immediate postpartum periods. The Labor and Delivery Unit (L & D) is composed of twenty eight (28) Labor and Delivery Rooms (LDRs) that provide the expectant family with the opportunity to remain together as a unit during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.
Labor and Delivery provides care for:
- Mothers in active labor with expected delivery, with or without epidurals
- Inductions of labor
- Immediate postpartum recovery
- Immediate newborn care post delivery
- Complications of pregnancy requiring inpatient and outpatient evaluation
- Emotional and physical care for patients requiring medical termination of pregnancy post-fetal demise.
- 24-hour Anesthesia service that is available for pain management in labor and anesthesia management during cesarean birth.
Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health –Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies:
Medical, Dental, Vison
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)
Life Insurance
Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
Paid Parental Leave
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
100% PAID Tuition as well as tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt
ALL Benefits Start Day One
ORLANDO HEALTH WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND BABIES
Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women’s Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women’s health,
from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation’s largest-volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. Our hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet® designation for
high-quality nursing care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care Verification from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Joint Commission, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission, a national ranking in Neonatology from U.S. News & World Report, and Top Teaching Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group.
Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
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Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination and nutritional needs.
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Provides routine treatments and maintains a safe, clean, neat, and organized patient environment.
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Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team.
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Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
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Follows standard precautions, always washes hands between patients.
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Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
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Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rates, food and fluid intake and output as directed.
Qualifications
High school graduate or equivalent
One (1) year of nursing assistant work experience the past five years substituted the below trainings
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Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Assistant Program; or
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State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification; or
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State of Florida Licensed Practical Nurse; or
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Graduate of an approved school of nursing; or
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Medical Corpsman, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic; or
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Medical personnel licensed outside the United States Licensure/Certification
Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
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 trainings listed in training requirements.
