Nursing Assistant - PRN

Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles, LA
Category Healthcare
Job Description
Role Overview

The Nursing Assistant provides physical patient care in a safe manner under the direction of the Licensed Nurse. This role requires a high school graduate/GED and prior experience as a Nursing Assistant in a hospital setting may be used as a substitute to the education requirement. The Nursing Assistant must be able to communicate professionally with patient, family, peers and medical personnel; ability to exercise independent judgment.

What You Will Do

The Nursing Assistant will provide physical patient care in a safe manner, perform or assist patients with activities of daily living, communicate abnormal variances of data, collect information regarding patient/patient condition, and participate in best practices.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires emotional stability and maturity, adaptability to change, decisiveness, and foresight. The Nursing Assistant must be able to exercise independent judgment and communicate professionally with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.

Requirements

  • High school graduate/GED
  • Prior experience as a Nursing Assistant in a hospital setting
  • Graduate of an approved Nursing Assistant Training Program
  • CPR certified
  • Basic computer skills

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Retirement options
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition assistance
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