Nursing Assistant Level 1
Program Director: Chelle Pokorney, RN, BSN, HOSEC Training Specialist, (541) 917-4516
Program Assistant: Dorothy M. Fisk, (541) 917-4512
The Nursing Assistant Program is a 150 hour course. It meets the Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) hours for Nursing Assistant training. The course has 75 hours of class and skills lab instruction and 75 hours of clinical hours. This course includes instruction in basic nursing skills, restorative care, personal care skills and patient rights. You will learn to care for residents in a long term care environment. After completing the course, you will have earned 9 LBCC credits and a Certificate of Completion. This program is an excellent path into health care careers.
Please contact these sites directly for information on class availability, applications and schedules.
Mennonite Village of Albany (541) 928-7232
Samaritan Health Services (541) 768-5949
Prerequisites:
- A high school diploma or GED recommended
- Proof of immunizations
- College Placement Test Reading with a score of 31%
- Criminal history check
This class includes heavy physical activity. You must be able to:
- Turn and lift patients
- Hear and see patients in need
- Communicate with patients, families and co-workers
- Make good decisions and take action in stressful situations
- Read and keep medical records
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Dress: Must abide by the individual training site's dress code.
Attendance: Mandatory 150 hours as per the Oregon State Board of Nursing
NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Reading:
Any of the following may be used as proof of reading competency...
- Complete a College Placement Test with a score in the 31 percentile or better
- Complete Reading 80 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transcripts from a college or university are also accepted.
To schedule a CPT test call the Student Assessment Center (541) 917-4781. You will need photo ID.
If you have already taken a reading placement test (since Sept. 1995) at LBCC and would like a copy of your results please contact the Student Assessment Center.
Medical Screening during Enrollment Process:
You will have direct contact with patients in this program and are required to provide documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) test within the last 9 months and proof of two MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) immunizations if born after January 1, 1957.
Contact your personal physician or local health department for immunization information.
Linn County Health Dept (541) 967-3888
Benton County Health Dept (541) 766-6835
Law Enforcement Record Screening during Enrollment Process:
Mennonite Village requires you to have a criminal background check complete prior to being accepted into the class. A list of crimes that would disqualify you from the class is provided by Department of Human Services with the application packet. Please review the list and if you have been arrested or committed a crime call Oregon State Board of Nursing to review criminal status prior to application.
Samaritan Health requires you to have a criminal history background check completed prior to the class. All necessary forms will be provided prior to acceptance into the program.
Student Drug Testing Notification:
Cooperating with the drug testing policies of any work experience, clinical, or cooperative teaching site is a condition for continued enrollment in the course and/or related academic program.
You may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action for violating the Standards of Conduct as outlined in the Students Rights and Responsibilities document. This document is available at: http://www.linnbenton.edu/studentrights/.
