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About This Job

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 dedicated and compassionate Nursing Assistant to perform routine sub-professional patient care nursing duties in the care and comfort of our Veteran patients.

Job Duties and Other Information

• Directs and assists in providing care to patients such as ambulating, bathing, positioning, lifting, and dressing.
• Directs and assists in the feeding of patients.
• Makes and changes bed linen.
• Distributes clean linens, washes, dries, sorts, folds, and stores patient’s clothing.
• Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, intake and output and records in patient’s medical record.
• Observes patient’s condition and reports any changes to charge nurse.
• Provides care to patients with infectious diseases, as needed.

Job Specifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Minimum Qualifications

• Six months of experience or training in patient care;
• Possession of a current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate;
• Completion of an accredited Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing, Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician Program.

Note: Positions at facilities receiving certain Medicaid or Medicare funds require that applicants possess a current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate.

How To Apply

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. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.