Nursing Assistant

Summary The Central Texas Health Care System is recruiting for highly qualified Nursing Assistants for our Community Living Center in Waco, Texas. The NA will function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, subacute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. Responsibilities The Nursing Assistant (NA) is learning to perform basic nursing duties under close supervision in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home, or community living care, acute, sub-acute. The NA will care for patients/residents with acute chronic conditions. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans. Provides direct care for complex veterans. Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. Documents care given, observations and responses on appropria...