Essential Functions
- Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Orlando Health.
- Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as: nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, and removal; wound irrigation; complex dressing change without packing of wounds; maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)..
- Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients as assigned.
- Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs.
- Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients.
- Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
- Follows standard precautions. Adheres to Hand Hygiene and PPE procedures.
- Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team.
- Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients.
- Documents information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines.
- Transports and assists patients through the admission and discharge process. Transports Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures.
- Maintains a safe and clean environment.
- Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.
- Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
- Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
- May have limited access to areas storing medications.
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