Nursing is a career that is on the rise, mainly due to a shortage of nurses. The services of Certified Nurse Assistants are on demand across all the states. These nurses report to Licensed Practical Nurses or Registered nurses and they can be found in hospitals, community health centers, hospice, schools, nursing homes, out patient facilities and any other health facility.

 

A typical working day of a nurse assistant lasts for 8 hours, including an hour’s break in between. Most nurses work for more than the required 8 hours to make additional income. The job of a nurse assistant includes reporting any medically related issues to the superior nurse, monitoring the health of patients who are under their care, taking care of the toilet needs of the patients, feeding patients, making the patient’s bed and keeping their rooms clean and tidy at all times.

 

The career of a Certified Nurse assistant is also quite a lucrative one. Those who work in general medical and surgical hospitals earn an average salary of $60,000 per annum. For those who work in home health care facilities, offices of private practicing physicians and nursing care facilities earn about $55, 000 per year. a certified Nurse assistant is also entitled to benefits that include recruitment bonuses which range from 2 thousand dollars to 20 thousand dollars. They can also get relocation allowances in case they decide to move to another place. Other incentives include housing allowance, day care allowance and transport allowance. Some assistant nurses also get tuition repayment assistance.

 

To qualify as a certified nurse assistant, you need to register having completed the required number of hours working in a health care facility. If you are planning on becoming a nurse assistant you can go through community colleges and health care facilities that offer Certified Nurse Assistant programs.