Are you committed to compassionate care and ready to support nursing staff in providing quality service to patients?
What We're Looking For:
- Compassionate, courteous, and patient-centered mindset
- Experience providing personal care assistance preferred
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Certified Nursing Assistant Certification or Basic EMT Certification, Military Medic experience, or RN nursing student with completion of fundamental nursing clinical
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
At Baton Rouge General, our patients aren't the only people we take care of; we take care of our team too. We are proud to offer our employees the benefits and resources they need to be their best selves at work and at home.
- A comprehensive benefits program for you and your family
- Professional development and support
- Various employee perks include generous paid time off, flexible positions, and our Baton Rouge General Fit! program
- We are a nationally and locally recognized leader in quality and ranked one of the best healthcare employers in the state.
Check out our employee perks here!
What You Will Do:
Support the nursing team by providing direct and indirect patient care and performing clerical duties. Ensure a safe, clean, and supportive environment for patients and staff. Serve patients across all age populations as defined by the department's scope of care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide personal care including bathing, feeding, hygiene, and mobility assistance
- Report changes in patient condition to primary nurse promptly and accurately
- Assist with the use and removal of non-invasive monitoring equipment
- Answer call lights, anticipate patient needs, and assist in admission, transfer, and discharge
- Collect and transport specimens according to universal precautions and retrieve medications per policy
- Accurately document patient care, vital signs, intake/output, and support the nurse's plan of care
- Perform clerical duties including greeting visitors, managing supplies, answering phones, and ensuring charge capture
- Follow safety and infection control procedures, including waste removal, equipment maintenance, and proper technique
- Participate in emergency responses per BRGMC Code Blue Policy
- Perform additional duties as assigned
What Sets BRG Apart:
At Baton Rouge General, we are a community of compassionate, caring individuals who set the bar when it comes to healthcare excellence. Our mission is to preserve and restore health, one person at a time. From clinical to non-clinical - what you do here matters.