Nursing Assistant Supervisor 1
About The Position
The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity. This position is located in the Nursing Department of the Northwest LA Veterans Home in Bossier City, Louisiana. We’re looking for a Nursing Assistant Supervisor to help manage our Nursing Assistant team—a proactive, hard-working team, working to ensure that our Veterans' daily patient care needs are met. If you're a hardworking Nursing Assistant who is ready to work in a supervisory role with a great team and serve Veterans, this could be the opportunity for you!
Requirements
- Three years of experience in patient care; OR Possession of a current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate or graduation from an Emergency Medical Technician Program plus two years of experience in patient care; OR Completion of an accredited registered or practical nursing program plus one year of experience in patient care.
- NOTE: Positions at facilities receiving certain Medicaid or Medicare funds require that applicants possess a current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate.
Responsibilities
- Supervises and manages subordinate Nursing Assistants in providing care for residents.
- Prepares assignment sheets, making adjustments when necessary.
- Prepares performance evaluations on subordinate staff.
- Makes rounds of inspection, reviews records and monitors the environment on the assigned unit to ensure resident safety and that patients are receiving adequate nursing care in sanitary conditions.
- Directs and assists in providing care to patients such as feeding, ambulating, bathing, positioning, lifting and dressing.
- Instructs and trains subordinates in patient care techniques, serves as a lead worker over Nursing Assistants 1 & 2 and Nursing Unit Aides.
- Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, intake, and output and records in the patient's medical record.
- Observes patient's condition and reports any changes to unit nurse.
- Implements and follows through with special goals and projects to improve the quality of patient care.
- Works directly with professional personnel in developing programs on therapeutic techniques with patients, such as reactivation and rehabilitation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
