Certified Nursing Assistant (Part Time, 24 hrs per week)

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as feeding, dressing, and mobilizing.
• Attends to patient personal hygiene needs such as brushing teeth, bathing, and toileting.
• Repositions the patient for comfort and per protocol.
• Observes patients for changes in behavior or condition and notifies the nurse of same.
• Takes patient vital signs, including heartrate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, O2 saturation, and temperature, and reports any findings outside normal limits to the RN.
• Maintains patient safety by ensuring rooms are neat and tidy, and patient safety interventions are in place.
• Supports patient flow by assisting with admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Assists RN to answer call lights quickly and determines how best to assist a patient.
• Rounds frequently on patients, assisting as needed.
• Ensures patient whiteboards are complete and updated.
• Aids in maintaining a safe and healing environment by keeping call light and patient belongings within reach of the patient; ensuring bed/chair alarms are on and functioning; and/or implementing other patient-specific interventions as directed by the RN.
• Supports a healthy working environment by volunteering discretionary effort, being curious, maintaining a positive attitude, fostering teamwork, seeking solutions, and engaging in problem-solving.
• Recognizes importance of customer service, is welcoming and friendly, assists and guides visitors, answers the phone professionally, and is sensitive to cultural differences.
• Maintains a professional personal appearance and manner at all times, in accordance with SVH policy.
• Supports patient flow by assisting with admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Maintains personal responsibility for keeping all employment requirements in good standing, including but not limited to CNA license, BLS certification, annual employee health requirements, and annual employee education requirements (e.g., Healthstreams, skills lab).

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of six months as CNA in acute care setting.
• Licenses & Certifications: Current Certified Nursing Assistant license by the State of California; Basic Life Support from an American Heart Association approved agency.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Basic anatomy;
• Normal ranges for vital signs;
• Ability to prioritize tasks, care for multiple patients, and be flexible.

Compensation

Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum USD $24.62, Maximum USD $32.01.