AHD Certified Nursing Assistant

Alameda Health System•Alameda, CA

About The Position

Under close supervision, the AHD Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performs a variety of tasks related to the care of patients and residents in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or clinic. The role performs routine inpatient and/or outpatient nursing duties that do not require a nursing license, along with related duties as required. Duties may include assisting patients with meals, personal hygiene, and incontinent care; responding promptly to call lights; supporting patient comfort and safety; observing and reporting changes in patient condition; and maintaining clean, orderly patient areas. The CNA may set up suction and oxygen equipment, help turn and position patients, assist with transfers and ambulation, take vital signs, perform simple range-of-motion exercises, prepare patients for examinations or treatment, and transport patients within the hospital. When assigned as a sitter, the CNA provides continuous one-to-one observation to help protect patients or residents from harm and support their emotional and physical needs. In outpatient settings, the CNA prepares examination rooms, documents patient weights and vital signs, assists practitioners during examinations, labels and delivers specimens, maintains clinical areas, stocks supplies, and monitors medical-supply expiration dates. The listed pay range is $36.33–$39.33 per hour. Final compensation depends on factors such as experience, education, skills, licenses and certifications, departmental equity, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and organizational needs. Eligible positions are offered a comprehensive benefits program.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED with additional training.
At least six months of experience in a sub-acute or acute care setting.
Current Nursing Assistant Certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with meals, personal hygiene, and incontinent care.
Respond promptly to call lights and attend to patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, clothing, and bedside tables or equipment.
Observe and report deviations in patients’ conditions or status.
Keep patient areas clean and orderly.
Obtain and set up suction equipment and set up oxygen.
Turn and position patients with assistance; assist patients to and from wheelchairs and gurneys; and assist with ambulation and crutch walking.
Report alarm, tracheostomy, or airway concerns to a nurse.
Take patients’ temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Administer simple range-of-motion exercises.
Position and drape patients for examinations or treatment.
Transport patients to other hospital areas by wheelchair or gurney.
When assigned as a sitter, protect patients or residents from harm and assist with their emotional and physical needs through continuous one-to-one observation and basic patient care.
In outpatient settings, prepare examination rooms and ensure they are stocked with supplies, equipment, and instruments needed for the clinic.
Weigh patients and take and document vital signs in outpatient settings.
Assist physicians or mid-level practitioners during examinations as directed.
Label and deliver specimens to the laboratory.
Help maintain clean, well-supplied clinical areas; stock shelves and monitor medical-supply expiration dates.
Perform other related duties as required.