Correctional Nursing Assistant

Extended Job Title

Correctional Nursing Assistant

This position is responsible for provision of basic nursing careand services that are performed under the direct supervision of alicensed nurse or physician in a correctional institution.

45092

Professional/Personal Reference

None

$21.00 hourly

• Perform patient-specific care tasks such as assisting withhygiene, linen changes, repositioning, ambulation, and feeding.
  
  Measure and record vital signs, blood glucose levels, and weights;promptly report abnormalities to the primary nurse.
• Conduct EKGs as needed and report any changes in skin integrityor signs of pressure injury.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment by checking and replacing sharps containers, monitoring refrigeratortemperatures, passing ice, and assisting with patient meals. Cleanand calibrate glucometers and report any unsafe or unsecuredequipment or environmental hazards.
• Assist with supply management by restocking items under the guidance of the Charge Nurse, monitoring inventory, and rotating stock to ensure items remain within expiration dates.
• Follow infection control protocols by ensuring proper equipmentstorage, cleaning shared spaces such as the break room and nurses’station, and assisting with patient room cleaning.
• Take initiative in supporting the care team, including assisting nurses during emergencies and volunteering to help inother areas as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor to support efficient unit operation and high-quality patient care.

No

$16.44 hourly

Hourly

Lubbock

Current CPR certification.

RMF- LTC

Resume / CV

Full Time

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app
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Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Day

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

• High School diploma.
• Completion of a nursing assistant training course OR six months experience as a nursing assistant OR Completion of a Patient Care Technician Course.

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