Nurse Assistant Full-Time 4C Days
- 12-hour shifts
- Days
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Kentucky post a median of $18.25 an hour, the middle half $16–$20.50, across 25 jobs that state their pay. Certified nursing assistants employed in Kentucky earn a median of $18.45 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Certified nursing assistants in Kentucky: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
Baptist Health Paducah in Paducah reported 51 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 2,398,557 hours worked: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 1 of them describes violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Baptist Health Paducah
Medicare gives Baptist Health Paducah 4 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Kentucky's hospitals average 2.7). 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Kentucky hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Baptist Health Paducah's report to Medicare, its nursing aide hours averaged $23.01 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $23.48 an hour across Kentucky's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Kentucky hospitals pay nurses.
What Kentucky requires of a certified nursing assistant
State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) on the Kentucky nurse aide registry, from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Medicaid Services (registry kept with the Kentucky Board of Nursing).
- Training: at least 75 hours, 16 of them supervised clinical practice.
- Exam: Written or oral competency examination plus a skills demonstration (907 KAR 1:450).
Certified nursing assistant jobs and requirements in Kentucky
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About the job
Summary
Job Description
Full Time / 36 hours weekly/ 12-hour shifts / 7AM
Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides nursing care to patients considering the special needs of pediatric and geriatric patients when indicated, assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse of the team/and or unit.
Essential Duties
- Personal hygiene
- Routine vital signs
- Routine care
- Documentation of patient care in EMR based on scope of practice
Preferred Requirements
- 1 year of experience preferred
- Successful completion of an Approved Aide Training Program/SRNA
Benefits
- Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- Paid Time Off available upon hire
- Employee Assistance Program
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
From Baptist Health (Kentucky)'s job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Baptist Health (Kentucky)
Baptist Health is a health system with 10 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health) hospitals, more than 470 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health) points of care and more than 24,000 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health) employees serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health
Based in Louisville, KYHires in Kentucky, IndianaPay on its listings: 0.1% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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