Nurse Assistant Jobs in Louisiana

Job Title: Student Nurse Technician for TSICU Company: State of Louisiana Location: New Orleans, LA Description: Job Title: Student Nurse Technician for TSICU Agency: MCLNO/Charity Hospital and Med Center Opening Date: Tue. 12/22/09 Closing Date/Time: Continuous State Salary Range: $7.50 - $10.50 hourly Agency Hiring Range: Min:   Max: Job Type: Unclassified Location: New Orleans, Louisiana |   Description Qualifications include: Must be currently enrolled in a Registered Nurse Program Must have successfully completed at least one hospital based clinical semester. In order for the agency to verify successful completion of at least one hospital based clinical semester, Please submit upon interview a verification of student nurse status form; which must be completed by a representative from the Office of the Dean of the School of Nursing and the Embossed School Seal must be affixed on the verification form as well as the on-line application. To obtain the verification of student status form, go to our agency website www.mclno.org; under career opportunties, click the The Student Nurse Assistant Packet  Supplemental Information: This one (1) vacant position is located in our Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit Location of Job: Interim LSU Hospital 2021 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112 No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Incomplete application will not be considered for eligibility. This will include information on temporary permit, certificates and licenses, if applicable. For further information about this vacancy contact: Register to View Human Resources Office  Job Concepts: Function of Work: To perform routine non-nursing duties in the care and comfort of patients and for the maintenance of a clean patient environment. Level of Work: Entry. Supervision Received: Close from a Registered Nurse, Practical Nurse--Licensed, Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies.  Examples of Work: EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height and weight; records in patients medical record. May assist with documenting admission of new patients on medical record. Provides care to patients such as ambulating, feeding, bathing, positioning and lifting. May sterilize equipment and supplies. Distributes clean linen, washes, dries, sorts, folds, and stores patients clothing. Collects, labels and transports laboratory specimens as assigned. Collects and files diagnostic test results. Observes patients condition and reports any changes to charge nurse. Transports patients to examinations, clinics, or recreational sites. May be required to provide care to patients with infectious diseases. Cleans rooms and changes bed linens. Performs procedures such as enemas and skin care as directed by a professional nurse. Performs all duties that may be performed by the unit aide. Successfully completes training programs such as CPR, First Aid, infection control, infectious disease, and/or programs that maintain hospital standards such as quality control, safety issues, and JCAHO requirements. Maintains any necessary certifications. Work may involve shift work.

Job Title: Dialysis Patient Care Technician - New Orleans ( Crescent City Dialysis ... Company: Davita Location: New Orleans, LA Description: Shift: Day Job -- Day Job (1st Shift)!*! This role requires a high school diploma or GED and current CPR certification (or obtained within 30 days of employment). Prior dialysis training, dialysis certification and healthcare experience are strongly preferred. Certified Nurse Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Phlebotomy certification is a huge plus, but not required.  New teammates will be required to pass a certification exam within 18 months of being hired, which includes providing proof of a GED or high school diploma. Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today. Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply. To learn more about DaVita and the world of dialysis, click here. Follow DaVita on Facebook and LinkedIn DaVita is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks. nephrology, renal, ESRD, CNA, CCHT, CHT, CCNT, tech, technician, phlebotomy, EMT, CMA, medical assistant, certified medical assistant, MA, dialysis !*! We put the fun back into teamwork. You'll play an important role at DaVita-and in the lives of patients and their families. As part of our professional team of clinicians, you will be responsible for measuring and recording stats, patient observations, machine set up and other duties to ensure the compassionate, professional delivery of outpatient dialysis services. If you love patient-centered health care with real relationships inside a company that encourages fun on and off the clock, then DaVita is the place for you. Some details about this position: Must be flexible in hours and willing to work longer shifts. Does include some Sundays. Calling all MAs, CNAs, and phlebotomists Looking for someone that enjoys patient care and is willing and ready to grow with DaVita!! We offer career options to fit your lifestyle. Here is what you can expect when you join our Village as a Patient Care Technician. Fun, relationships-based culture-patient- and teammate-driven FORTUNE 500 stability-with the nation's largest independent provider of dialysis services Training Magazine Top 125 award-winning education Multiple career paths across a variety of cutting-edge modalities Rewards for your stellar performance Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average-treating more than one-third of the dialysis population (that's approximately 100,000 patients!) Exceptional benefits-including the healthcare industry's most generous profit sharing program Dedication above all to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure-at over 800 hospital units and approximately 1,300 outpatient dialysis clinics nationwide

Job Title: Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA Company: Location: New Orleans, LA Description: Currently seeking a certified nursing assistant (CNA) with geriatric and psychiatric background. Must have a minimum of 3 years experience as a CNA. Weekend evening and nights are the shifts. If you are qualified, please email a copy of your resume to Register to View

Job Title: Nursing Assistant 2 Company: State of Louisiana Location: Shreveport, LA Description: Job Title: Nursing Assistant 2 Agency: LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Opening Date: Wed. 02/24/10 Closing Date/Time: Wed. 03/03/10 11:59 PM Central Time State Salary Range: $8.06 - $16.10 hourly $1,397.00 - $2,791.00 monthly $16,764.00 - $33,492.00 annually Agency Hiring Range: Min:   Max: Job Type: Probational/Promo-All Classified & Dept/Agencywide Location: Shreveport, Louisiana |   Description MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of experience in patient care work. One year of experience must have been in a hospital, clinic, or 24-hour patient care facility setting. SUBSTITUTIONS: Graduation from an accredited professional registered or practical nursing program may be substituted for all of the required experience. Possession of a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate will substitute for six months of the required general experience. Completion of a medical assistant training program may be substituted for the general experience on a month for month basis. Graduation from an accredited Emergency Medical Technician Program may be substituted for six months of the general experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Positions at facilities receiving certain Medicaid or Medicare funds require that applicants possess a valid Certified Nursing Assistant certificate as required by federal mandate.  Supplemental Information: Department: PC Operating Room 10-02-0358, 30810 Shift: Primarily 1p - 9:30p To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and create an electronic application to be used for this vacancy as well as future vacancies that you meet minimum / flexible qualifications. For assistance applying online, please telephone Register to View .  LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Department of Human Resource Management 1501 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 33932 Shreveport, LA 71130-3932 Administration Building - Room 106A Office hours are 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.  Job Concepts: Function of Work: To perform advanced sub professional nursing duties in the care and comfort of patients. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: General from a Registered Nurse, Practical Nurse--Licensed, Surgical Technician, or other higher level personnel. Supervision Exercised: May act as lead worker over lower level nursing assistants or aides. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Nursing Assistant 1 by the presence of responsibility for more advanced sub professional nursing support procedures and/or by the presence of lead worker responsibilities. Differs from Medical Assistant by the absence of a combination of clerical and sub professional nursing duties. Differs from Medical Specialist by the absence of responsibility for performance of specialized procedures in the care of orthopedic, urology, ophthalmology and/or speech pathology/audiology patients.  Examples of Work: GENERAL DUTIES: Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, head circumference, height and weight; records in patients medical record as allowed by institutional policy. Observes patients physical and mental conditions and reports any changes to charge nurse. Prepares and/or inspects ward rooms, equipment, supplies and area for cleanliness; reports deficiencies or maintenance problems. Performs all duties that may be performed by the unit aide and Nursing Assistant 1. May be required to perform restorative therapy activities. Accompanies residents to physician visits, clinic appointments and other outside facility activities. Performs lab work such as High/Hct and urine dipstick and documents results on client records and lab logs. Successfully completes training programs such as CPR, First Aid, infection control, infectious disease, and/or programs that maintain hospital standards such as; quality control, safety issues, and JCAHO requirements. Maintains any necessary certifications. Work may involve shift work. Monitors patients food intake and elimination. May assist with admission, transfer and discharge. May perform emergency housekeeping and cleaning duties such as mopping up minor spills and emptying trash. Maintains par levels and performs inventory. ADVANCED DUTIES: Assists physicians and nurses with various examinations and treatments, such as preparing female patients for gynecological exams, positioning patients for lumbar spinal taps, or assisting in specialized procedures such as endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy, esophageal motility, ano-rectal manometry, polypectomy, bipolar coagulation, esophageal dilatation, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and endoscopy laser therapy. May assist in performing specific treatments/procedures under direction of a professional nurse such as changing dressings, irrigating colostomies, tube feeding, and nasopharyngeal suctioning as allowed by institution policy. Changes bandages and reinforces sterile dressings under professional direction. May assist with the removal and application of casts and splints. May assist with body cavity catheterization or irrigations. May perform duties specific to area of responsibility such as performing visual acuity, muscle balance and color-vision performance, hearing and CLIA-waived lab tests, taking other measurements, and keeping records. Instructs and trains lower level staff in patient care techniques; may serve as a lead worker over nursing unit aides and nursing assistants. May inventory, order, and distribute supplies. May assist with the fitting of contact lenses and the teaching of patients in the proper procedures for insertion, removal and cleansing of lenses. May assist in providing medical treatment and personal care to patients in nursing home and/or private home settings. Prepares (preps) patients for surgery. Cleans medical equipment as needed following required specifications, including fragile equipment and accessories such as fiber optic endoscopes, biopsy forceps, polypectomy snares, cytology brushes, etc. May work with a health care multi-disciplinary team.

Job Title: private sitter/cna Company: Location: New Orleans, LA Description: RN nursing student....Louisiana state certified cna....cpr card current.....experience with hospice patients...I am excellent with any patient of any age or medical condition....for sitter work my fee is $10/hr...for cna work(changing diapers, bathing) my fee is $12/hr....for those who request/need it, I can provide light housekeeping for an additional $2/hr....so for sitter/housekeeper that would be $12/hr...and for cna/housekeeper that would be $14/hr....thank you and I look forward to hearing from you

Job Title: CNA'S OR DSW'S NEEDED ASAP - Company: Location: Baton Rouge, LA Description: Agency need CNA's or DSW's (Direct Service Worker) for weekends. Must have transportation. Must be ready to start Feb 6, 2010. Three (3) Shifts available 7A.M - 3 P.M, 3 P.M- 11 P.M. , 11 P.M. - 7 A.M. SERIOUS ONLY NEED APPLY. Apply by email: Register to View Or call office Register to View for interview.

Job Title: Certified Nursing Assistant SNF Company: East Jefferson General Hospital Location: Metairie, LA Description: Title: Certified Nursing Assistant SNF Job ID: 460642 Schedule: FT Shift: Evening/Night Hours: 36 hours per week. Category: Professional/ Technical Description: Certification as a nursing assistant is required. Must have current CPR certification. Must also have previous training and experience. Under the supervision of the professional and practical nursing staff, performs routine duties in caring for adult and geriatric patients needs. Functions as an assistant to the nurse as assigned. Must have GED or High School Diploma. Education: see job description Certification: see job description Contact: ejhosp2 Post Date: 2010-02-19 00:00:00 http://wrapguy.careercast.com/textjobs/jobs/eastjeff_nola/job08203a2981d0c18.html

Job Title: RN/LPN/CNA/MA/PHLB/EMT Needed ASAP - Company: Location: Monroe, LA Description: Favorite Healthcare Staffing, the nation's most sophisticated Joint Commission certified healthcare staffing company offers a full range of per diem, contract, allied and travel healthcare professionals. Whether a healthcare professional, client or vendor, it?s no wonder we?re your Favorite! We need staff members to help work at a wellness clinic on 2/11 & 2/25. Times will vary. If you are interested please call Register to View or email Register to View ATTN: Jennifer Pay is as follows: RN$32 LPN $27 CNA/MA/PHLB/EMT $15

Job Title: PATIENT CARE TECH-RELIEF (SMC) Company: Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Location: Shreveport, LA Description: Responsible for the management and supervision of all Patient Accounting personnel and activities. Maintains billed accounts receivables at, or close to, net realizable value through sound business practices with emphasis on strong cash flow performance and timely bad debt recognition.

Job Title: Available CNA/HealthCare Assistant - Company: Location: New Orleans, LA Description: Are you looking for a professional, carring, energetic, devoted, and dependable caregiver? Then look no more. I posses 19+ years as a CNA/Alzheimer Certified with trainning as a Medical Assistant. I have experience in long- term health care, hospital's, psych, and home health to start with. I have training with trach's, catheter's, bed pan's and much more. You will find no one with the dedication that I have. I am willing to work with other healthcare professional's, Doctor's, and family memeber's alike in order to give the client the best care possible. I am eager to talk with you about exceptional care for your love one's.