The college courses and vocational programs providing nursing assistant training in Red Bud, Illinois that are shown on this page are all the classes that are open for enrollment. These programs have been authorized and licensed by the state and count toward meeting the requirements for receiving your certification to work.

Beck Area Vocational Center
6137 Beck Rd.,
Red Bud, IL 62278
(618) 473-2222
www.schools.lth5.k12.il.us/beck/

Southwestern Illinois College
500 West South 4th Street,
Red Bud, IL 62278
(618) 282-6682
http://www.swic.edu/

Becoming a nursing assistant in this state is one of the best ways for you to enter the medical field. With the constant increase in demand, there will always be work ready for fresh graduates. If you feel that you want to aim for a higher degree, the training you receive will be a great stepping stone. One of the most important requirements in becoming a nursing assistant is the completion of a training program. When you are selecting a program, you have to make sure that it is approved by the state. Completing a state approved program is the only way for you to become eligible for the license exams.

Currently the state requires 40 hours of experience in a health care environment to qualify. For those that wish to become a certified nursing assistant in the state of Illinois but are from a different state, all you have to do is to apply for reciprocity in order to practice. Once you have applied, you will then be ask to submit a few documents that prove that you have finished the needed training and required number of hours to be eligible for examination.

It is very important that you take the license exams since the state does not allow its nurse aides to work in any healthcare facility if their name is not in the state’s registry. If you are an RN that trained within the state, you are allowed to work  even if your name is not in their Nurse Aide Registry.

This city can be found in Randolph County. Its name was taken from the redbud tree that grows in the area. You can find that this city is surrounded by Monroe County, Kaskaskai River, and by the Ruma and Horse creeks. According to the census of 2010, their total population was at 3,698 people. It has a total area of approximately 2.1 sq miles, where all of it is land. Its population density was around 1,761 / sq mile.

Health care providers that you can avail in the city include Dewilde Chiropractic Center, Red Bud Regional Hospital, Pichet Santilukka MD Office, Blossom City Primary Care, Pichet & Meechai Md’s, David A. Walls, MD, Birner Nancy MD, Ferguson Homer MD, Jones Bart MD, and Birner Nancy MD. photo attribution: codnewsroom