Licensed Nurse Assistant

  • Full-time
  • Work Location: West Virginia

Company Description

International SOS delivers customized medical and security risk management and wellbeing solutions to enable our clients to operate safely and effectively in environments far from home. Founded in 1984, we operate in 92 countries providing integrated medical solutions to organizations with international operations. Our innovative technology and medical and security expertise focus on prevention, offering real-time, actionable insights and on-the-ground quality delivery. We provide clinical services to include “hands on” direct care at over 800 sites around the world, many of which include inpatient clinical care capabilities. With 12,000 staff (including 5,200 medical and behavioral health providers) our services include the design, deployment, and operation of healthcare solutions including freestanding surgical facilities in remote and austere environments, telemedicine consultation through a wide range of virtual modalities, referrals to a global network of more than 100,000 vetted providers, and global aeromedical evacuation. Within our portfolio of companies, International SOS Government Medical Services (GMS), headquartered in Houston, Texas provides contracted healthcare support to Government defense and civil agencies and government contractors, including support to military exercises and operations, diplomatic missions, natural disasters, and refugee care. To protect your workforce, we are at your fingertips: internationalsos.com

Job Description

The Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) provides essential support to patients by assisting with daily living activities and ensuring their comfort and safety.  LNAs work under the supervision of registered nurses or physicians, playing a crucial role in delivering compassionate and effective patient care.  LNAs provide supervised, safe, and therapeutic environments for the developmentally disabled, and/or mentally ill in long-term care and acute settings.   

International SOS Government Medical Services is recruiting Licensed Nursing Assistant to support our medical staffing projects in West Virgina.  

Depending on our clients’ needs, LNAs may work in temporary, short-term, or long-term jobs. Recruited personnel might be working alongside our clients’ teams or as part of our own multidisciplinary teams, in secured state facilities, medically remote locations, industrial projects, our own clinics. 

Please apply in order to be added to our database and to be considered for current and future LNA positions. Our recruiters will get in touch with you to check your availability, readiness, interest in the job and to provide you with more details on our current vacancies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom. 
  • Serve and feed patients according to their dietary needs. 
  • Assist patients with interpersonal relationships and facilitate the adjustment to living environments. 
  • Clean and maintain patient environments, including changing bed linens. 
  • Monitor and record vital signs like blook pressure and temperature. 
  • Help patients with mobility, including transferring them between wheelchairs, beds, and other seating. 
  • Turn and reposition bedridden patients to prevent bedsores. 
  • Provide basic physical assistance and support to patients. 
  • Report any health concerns or changes in patients' condition to the supervising nurse or physician. 
  • Assist in coordinating staff schedules and weekly patient assignments sheets for individualized patient care. 

Qualifications

Basic Requirements/Certifications:  

  • Minimum of one year of clinical experience in direct patient care as a Licensed Nurse Assistant. 
  • Experience in detention or correctional healthcare, residential healthcare, a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided direct care. 
  • Experience with pediatric and adult patients. 

Education Required: 

  • Licensed in West Virginia and have no record of prior or pending disciplinary action against him or her by the licensure body or agency. 
  • Program must be accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 
  • Licensure must be maintained current, and any required education, trainings, continued education to maintain licensure must be completed within the required timeline for completion by the licensing/ certifying authority. 
  • Candidate must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contender to, or received probation before judgement for any crime other than a minor traffic violation, the record of which has not been expunged. 
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification must be from one of the following approved organizations: 
  • American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for health care providers 
  • American Red Cross CPR/BLS for the professional rescuer 
  • American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR and AED for healthcare providers and professional responders 

Course components must include Adult, Pediatric, and Infant CPR, Foreign Body Airway Obstruction, and Automatic Defibrillator (AED) proficiency. 

Physical Requirements: 

  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. 
  • Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time. 
  • May require bending, stooping and lifting up to 75 lbs. 

Other Special Qualifications: 

  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English to effectively communicate. 
  • US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card is required. 
  • Favorable recent Registry and Employment Screening check for West Virginia. 

Additional Information

Pay range is based on several factors and may vary in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographical market data. 

 Compensation|  Min: $13hr        Max: $20hr

Benefits – Full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k plan paid time off and an annual bonus.  International SOS complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws 

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with the applicable federal, state and local laws. 

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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