Nursing Assistant - 5N (Med Surg)
Opelousas General Health System · opelousasgeneral.com
Opelousas
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Nursing assistant patient care.
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Details
- Found
- 24 d ago · posted 2026-09-30
- Location as listed
- Opelousas, LA, US
- Role
- Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Full time positions available. (6pm-6am).
Under the directions and supervision of professional and practical nursing staff, performs routine duties in caring for infants through geriatric patients’ needs and unit maintenance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Performs routine duties in caring for patients’ needs and activities of daily living, i.e., hygiene, comfort, ambulation.
• Functions as an assistant to the nurse as assigned.
• Documents and maintains data or patient’s record.
• Demonstrates and promotes an awareness of patient’s age, growth, development, and cultural / spiritual.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Performs related work as required.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations.
• Approaches situations with distressed patients, families and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
Education: Completion of a state-approved CNA program required. High School Diploma preferred.
License/Certification: Certified Nursing Assistant certification required and CPR required.
Additional experience preferred:
• Current knowledge of clinical practice.
• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment: copy machine, intercom system, telephones, computer and fax machine.
• Experience in computer order entry.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for adolescent through geriatric patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Effectively handles frequent interruptions and distractions.
Excellent Benefits: click here for more details OGHS-Benefits.pdf
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