Nursing Assistant: Night Shift Care & Compassion

Prisma Health; Kentucky; On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health LTACH - Baptist is seeking a Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech to support RNs in providing basic patient care and daily living activities. You will assist with monitoring patients, recording vital signs, and maintaining medical records under RN supervision.

This on-site role supports night shift operations in a hospital setting, contributing to patient comfort and safety while ensuring adherence to care plans and hospital procedures.

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience: No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living and basic patient care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs and basic specimen collection.
• Documents activities and patient status in medical records and informs RN of changes.
• Runs errands, answers calls and responds to call lights.
• Performs point-of-care testing as trained by RN.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Nursing assistant or patient care tech program

Job description

Prisma Health LTACH - Baptist is seeking a Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech to support RNs in providing basic patient care and daily living activities. You will assist with monitoring patients, recording vital signs, and maintaining medical records under RN supervision.

This on-site role supports night shift operations in a hospital setting, contributing to patient comfort and safety while ensuring adherence to care plans and hospital procedures.