Nurse Aide
Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
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Jobs available locally 55 |
Demand Locally +4 % |
Annual Wage Range $68,778 – $143,341 |
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Jobs available locally 391 |
Demand Locally +3 % |
Annual Wage Range $172,131 – $397,354 |
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Jobs available locally 2,000 |
Demand Locally +7 % |
Annual Wage Range $96,566 – $164,496 |
Program Level:
Certificates
Program Type:
Face-to-Face
Department:
Nursing Education
Institute:
Health & Biosciences
College:
SPC
What is the Nurse Aide program?
Always working under the direction of a nurse (RN or LPN/LVN) the nurse aide provides hands-on nursing care to patients, residents, clients, and customers in a variety of healthcare settings. Nurse aides typically provide assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and oral care to people who cannot do these tasks alone.
What will I learn?
This program will include residents’ rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting, and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety, with clinical experience of instruction providing detailed educational training and work-based skilled experience in direct patient care at a clinical site.
What can I do with this course of study?
Certified Nursing Assistant
What's special about the program?
Upon completion of the program, the Certified Nurse Aide student will have completed entry-level nursing assistants training to achieve a level of knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents in long-term care facilities.
Students will have completed entry-level nursing assistants training to achieve a level of knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care.
The St. Philip’s College Nurse Aide program is approved by Texas Health and Human Services and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award a Certificate of Completion in Nurse Aide.
Contact information for Texas Health and Human Services, North Austin Complex, 4601 W. Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78751-3146, Phone (512)-424-6500 or https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about/contact-us.
Licensure:
Upon completion of this program, students qualify to be placed on the Texas Nurse Aide Registry.
Criminal background check, application, and immunization records are required for admission to the program.
Application submissions should be sent 3 months before the start of the new Cohort.
Students will be notified of acceptance to the program approximately one month prior to the start of the Cohort.
Applications are submitted to:
Nursing Education Department Room 100
1801 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78203
No person shall, on the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status (including special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran, or recently separated veteran), predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law, or persons who have opposed discrimination or participated in any complaint process on campus or before a government agency, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in employment or under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by the College District. H.1.1
Degrees and Certificates
St. Philip's College programs offer the following degree(s) and certificate(s). View our Course Catalog for more information.
Contact Us
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Dr. Krysten Bailey, DNP, RN. Program Director |
MLK : Center for Health Professions (CHP), 100C |
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