Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech (CNA) - PICU NIGHTS

Nemours is seeking a Patient Care Technician (PICU) FULL-TIME NIGHTS to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Orlando, Florida.  Click Here to take a virtual tour.

This position requires you to either be a certified nursing assistant or complete 1 semester of nursing clinicals. 

This position is responsible for the following:

• Assisting with general activities
• Demonstrating proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged and adolescents.
• Assisting with the provision of family centered care in conjunction with other disciplines.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares rooms for patient admissions assuring that the room is clean and proper equipment is set up for patient’s needs.
• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to assigned RN.
• Records intake and output of patients as directed by RN
• Ensures a clean and safe patient care environment.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Utilizes the electronic medical record as required for patient care.
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs
• Transports patients to other unit locations and escorts discharged patients to car.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed for back-up. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
• Adheres to the Nemours Standards of Behavior.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma and completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant course required.
• In lieu of Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited nursing program required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred; hospital experience preferred.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS certification must be valid for 90 days post start date

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families. 

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.