The nursing assistant programs in Muscle Shoals, Alabama that are currently open for enrollment are shown below. If you have any questions about how their school certification training works, feel free to call the number provided below.

Northwest-Shoals Community College
800 George Wallace Blvd.,
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256)331-5363
Website: http://www.nwscc.edu/

Wellington Place of the Shoals
2904 South Wilson Dam Road,
Muscles Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 386-7177
Website: http://www.brookdaleliving.com/

Training and testing to become a certified nursing assistant are requirements before you can work in the state of Alabama. The first step is to enroll in a state approved training facility that will teach you the basics of nursing care.

Many nursing homes will hire you and put you through a program to learn the skills you need. In addition you can enroll in a college course that will ready you for taking the certification exams. The license exams are two-part which are a hands-on skills test and a written competency test. Students receive three attempts to take the tests in a 24 month period. If you pass you will be placed on the Alabama nurse aide registry and be eligible to work as a certified nursing assistant. Call the registry at (334)206-5169 to receive additional information about the recent certification requirements.

Once you are licensed you will need to renew your certification after a period of 24 months. This is done by submitting verification of having worked in an accepted care home, or hospital in the state. Currently licensees are required to have worked eight hours or more. You should receive notification prior to your renewal date. It is important that the registry be notified if you change addresses so they can sent you this notice. Call the registry for further specifics about qualifications and rules at 1-877-889-0939.

This city can be found in Colbert County. It is a principal city of The Shoals MSA. Muscle Shoals had a total population of 12,846 during the 2007 census. Its total area is approximately 12.2 square miles, where all of it is land. Its population density is estimated to be 977.4/sq mile.

Examples of health care centers that you can find serving this city include Shoals Natural Health Care Center, Family Health Care Clinic, Acupressure Health Services, Med+ Plus, Woodward Ave Medical Office, Oxford Health Care, and Take Care Clinic at select Walgreens.