Nursing Assistant (Cert), Cardiac Specialty Care, Part-Time, (36 Hour Week), Nights

About Marinhealth

Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

Job Description Summary

The purpose of this role is to provide for the care needs of the patient with a focus on those treatments and services, which do not require state licensure. This care team member will provide for the hygiene, personal care, and activities of daily living, assist with tray passing and transport of patients, as needed, and measuring and recording vital signs. Some Nursing Assistants may do EKG tests. Some Nursing Assistants may also perform clerical support functions.

Job Specifications

• Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred
• Experience: A minimum of one year (1040 hours) of experience as a Nursing Assistant; in an acute-care hospital or skilled nursing facility is preferred. Enrollment in a registered nursing program with completion of at least the first year of clinical instruction may substitute for the required experience.
• Licenses and Certifications: Certified Nurse Assistant Required at hire, Basic Life Support Required at hire, Integrative Agitation Management (IAM) Required within 30 days of hire
• Prerequisite Skills: Ability to read, speak, write clearly and legibly, and understand and follow English verbal and written instructions; Ability to establish priorities and follow through on assigned tasks; Ability to communicate clearly, and work tactfully and effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, team members and other hospital staff; Knowledge of medical terminology; Ability to learn current in-house computer systems; Ability to work effectively as a team member and contribute positively towards the goals of the team and the organization; Maintain a calm demeanor while working in an atmosphere of conflicting demands

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria)

• Infants: Birth up to 1 year
• Toddlers: 1 up to 3 years
• Preschool Children: 3 up to 6 years
• School Age Children: 6 up to 12 years
• Adolescents: 12 up to 18 years
• Early Adults: 18 up to 45 years
• Middle Adults: 45 up to 61 years
• Late Adults: 61 up to 80 years
• Late, Late Adults: 80 years and up

Duties And Responsibilities

• Obtains, records, and reports vital signs, body measurements, weights, intakes and outputs, and other patient data
• Provides hygiene, ADL, comfort and safety measures for the patients
• Provides routine assistance with positioning, ambulation, and transfers
• Aids in respiratory therapy treatments for patients
• Makes bedside EKG's and specimen collection
• Prepares patient for OR, diagnostic tests and transport, and assists licensed staff with simple procedures
• Trains and sets up equipment and assists other team members with treatments and procedures
• Removes and maintains traction equipment and supplies
• Responds to Code 2000 on assigned unit
• Attends all mandatory classes and in-services per unit and hospital standards; for example, Mock Code, TB Testing, Safety Quiz
• Transports patients when necessary
• Passes patient meal trays when necessary
• Demonstrates competence in unit specific skills
• May be assigned to perform clerical support functions at the nursing station as determined by departmental shift-to-shift needs

Accommodation

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at 415-925-7040 or TalentAcquisition@mymarinhealth.org.

C.A.R.E.S. Standards

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Health & Immunizations

To protect employees, patients, and our community, MarinHealth requires measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment (and annually thereafter). COVID-19 vaccination/booster remains strongly recommended.

Equal Employment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status, and any other classifications protected by federal, state, and local laws.