Certified Nursing Assistant - Skilled Nursing Care Unit - Extra-Help

About the role

The San Mateo Medical Center is seeking experienced Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to support patients in the Skilled Nursing Care Unit of an acute care hospital. Positions are part-time, extra-help roles with flexible schedules and the potential for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

Responsibilities

• Accurately take and record the condition, respiration, pulse, temperature and blood pressure of patients; record other pertinent information as observed or measured.
• Apply non-sterile dressings and administer non-medicated treatments under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed physician, surgeon, podiatrist, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
• Carry out rehabilitation procedures as directed by therapists; perform a range of motion body movement with/for patients; position and exercise patients.
• Assist in therapeutic milieu programs. Advise patients on the use of restorative equipment. Advise patients about the effects of medications.
• Assist with radiology procedures and diagnostic imaging. Observe and practice proper isolation techniques.
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Operate various types of sterilization equipment. Set up oxygen and other hospital equipment as directed.
• Transport specimens, medical records, and related items. Lift and transport patients and heavy items such as supplies and equipment; assist in controlling violent patients.
• Bathe, feed, dress, and care for the physical and psychosocial needs of interned patients.
• Enter and retrieve a variety of information in automated systems. Document and sign any care provided to patient in their medical record.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Licensure/Certification: Possession of a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate issued by the State of California.
• Education and Experience: One year of experience in a hospital, institution, or approved nursing home as a nurse's assistant, orderly, ward aide or hospital attendant.
• Knowledge: Principles, techniques, and procedures specific to area of assignment. Principles and techniques in delivering patient care services related to personal hygiene, comfort, treatment, transportation, rehabilitation and physical or psychosocial needs. Infection control. Diagnostic imaging. Safe lifting techniques. Theory and practice of total body substance isolation. Patients' rights. Elder and child abuse, and domestic violence reporting requirements.
• Skill/Ability: Follow oral and written instructions. Communicate effectively orally and in writing. Perform a variety of tasks and activities. Develop and maintain empathetic attitudes toward patients. Help in delivering patient care in a medical setting such as bathing, feeding, bed making, dressing, and sterilization of patient care equipment. Observe and record patient conditions and vital signs. Lift and transport patients and heavy items such as supplies and equipment. Work with patients with multiple diagnoses. Work with a culturally, socio-economically diverse patient population of varying ages.