CNA (Inpatient Rehab) - IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER

Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia, LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for patients, physicians and employees. We've been caring for our community for over 60 years and offer many diverse career paths. Our new employees experience opportunities to learn and grow while caring for their families, friends and neighbors.

IMC is currently hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant, Inpatient Rehabilitation, who is responsible for effectively interacting with the patient, significant others and other health team members, while maintaining standards of professional nursing.  They will also use the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, education, safety and related criteria for the adult and geriatric population.

 EDUCATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Basic knowledge of the nursing process and nursing principles.
• 1-year previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant is preferred.
• High School graduate preferred.

 TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience preferred, but not required. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates respect for patients and families.
• Maintains and protects confidentiality regarding all aspects of patient care.
• Identifies patient and family education needs and in collaboration with other disciplines initiates education needs according to the age of the patients.
• Functions as a positive role model for peers and promotes a professional image of Iberia Medical Center.
• Consistently lives by the Iberia Medical Center Standards of Performance.
• Adheres to the Patient Safety Goals.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.   (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

SCHEDULE

• Fulltime and PRN schedules
• Days and evening shifts available 

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS

• Great medical benefit plan
• Participation in robust state pension plan
• Dental, vision, life insurance, disability and more!

IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled