A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
The Nursing Lab Assistant assists faculty and students by organizing supplies, maintaining a safe and clean learning space, and helping ensure that lab activities run smoothly and efficiently. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Set up, clean, organize, and return laboratory equipment and reusable supplies as directed by nursing faculty. Help maintain inventory of lab supplies and equipment; notify the appropriate faculty when items need to be ordered, repaired, replaced. Assist faculty prepare instructional materials, skills stations, forms, checklists, and other resources as requested by nursing faculty or program leadership. Provide courteous assistance to students using the lab, including helping them locate supplies. Participate in lab organization projects, annual inventory, and preparation for accreditation or program review activities as needed. Basic knowledge of nursing skills equipment, infection control practices, medical terminology, and safe handling of supplies, preferred. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, maintain organized work areas, and complete assigned tasks with attention to detail. Strong communication, customer service, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality and interact professionally with students, faculty, staff, and external partners. Basic computer skills, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and electronic scheduling or inventory systems. The Nursing Lab Assistant reports to the
Associate Dean of Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Administrative Assistant Job Requirements:
Basic knowledge of nursing skills equipment, infection control practices, medical terminology, and safe handling of supplies, preferred. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, maintain organized work areas, and complete assigned tasks with attention to detail. Strong communication, customer service, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality and interact professionally with students, faculty, staff, and external partners. Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, and lift or move equipment and supplies as required for lab setup and breakdown. Ability to safely handle clinical training equipment, supplies, simulated bodily fluids, and cleaning materials according to established procedures. Work is typically performed in a nursing skills lab, simulation lab, classroom, or office environment.
Additional Information:
This position is only open to current MCLA students. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Should you need to request a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email Brenda Stokes, Executive Director of Human Resources. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is deeply committed to fostering a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We provide equal access to educational, co-curricular and employment opportunities for all applicants, students, and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran status, or membership in any other legally protected class. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that they operate, which extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX, Equal Opportunity, or ADA/504 and other non-discrimination policies may be directed to MCLA's Interim Title IX and Equal Opportunity Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both. Lucas Morrill Interim Title IX and EO Coordinator 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
Telephone:
(413) 662-5103 Titleix@mcla.edu U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights 33 Arch Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02119-1424
