CNA

Job Summary

You will be a cornerstone of patient care, directly contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery by providing essential support under RN direction. Every day, you will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the patient's plan of care as a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, upholding the highest standards of conduct and patient well-being.

Responsibilities

• Delivers compassionate basic care to patients.
• Aids in patient transport as directed.
• Contributes to the patient's plan of care as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Absorbs and interprets age-specific data.
• Involves patient/family/significant others in decision-making related to the plan of care.
• Maintains a safe patient environment:
• Puts side rails up.
• Ensures patient floors are clean and dry before patient ambulation.
• Maintains a neat and orderly patient environment.
• Reports safety concerns to licensed nurses.
• Maintains visitor control.
• Ensures call lights are within patients' reach.
• Ensures basic necessities are within patients' reach.
• Contributes to patient safety:
• Monitors for fall risks (side rails, wheelchair brakes, use of patient walker/cane, patient footwear).
• Monitors for choking risks (listens for and responds to sounds of choking).
• Reports safety concerns to licensed nurses.
• Uses restraints properly.
• Demonstrates self-safety.
• Performs the 8 behaviors of hourly rounding and documents on the log sheet.

Job Requirements

• Required: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Preferred: Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR
• Preferred: Experience in medically related fields
• Preferred: High School Diploma or GED

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

Pay Range

$24.00 - $29.50 /hour