Certified Nursing Assistant-Observation Med/Surg

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

3d•$20 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of a registered nurse, the Certified Nursing Assistant provides holistic care to patients and families. The role supports nursing staff with delegated tasks and helps maintain a safe, clean, and professional patient-care environment. The position is full-time and benefit-eligible, working a 12-hour night shift in the Observation Med/Surg department at Kaweah Health. The listed pay range is $20.38–$30.57. The role includes reporting changes in patients’ conditions and specific patient or family needs to licensed staff; helping with personal care, meals, mobility, toileting, admissions, transfers, and discharges; collecting and documenting delegated measurements and specimens; and documenting care in the electronic medical record. The CNA also participates in emergency response activities, including crash-cart checks, CPR, and Code Blue response, and follows applicable safety, infection-control, confidentiality, and professional-appearance requirements.

Requirements

Current California Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
HeartSaver AED certification.
Kaweah Health-approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Ability to provide care and services appropriate to the population served and communicate effectively with patients and families.
For CVICU phlebotomy duties, certification is required if those duties are performed.

Responsibilities

Report variances in a patient’s condition and patient or family needs, concerns, and changes in activity to licensed staff.
Refer complaints and problems to licensed staff or the department manager immediately.
Answer assigned patient call lights within two minutes.
Greet patients and family members professionally, identify oneself by name and job category, and assist patients as assigned.
Participate actively in achieving quality patient care and maintain confidentiality regarding patient-care matters.
Follow current policies and procedures, including safety and infection-control requirements; keep required certifications current and perform tasks safely.
Assist nursing staff with tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse.
Assist with patients’ toileting needs, including emptying bedpans and drainage containers, and report variations in output to the RN.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and orient patients to their rooms and available facilities.
Assist patients with meals, snacks, and water pitchers.
Assist with activities of daily living, including bathing, ambulation, and oral care.
Collect and record intake and output, weight, height, and vital signs as delegated by the Registered Nurse; collect respiratory rate by direct observation.
Collect, label, and deliver specimens.
Provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting the body to the morgue.
Assist with emergency care, including crash-cart checks, CPR, and responding to Code Blue.
Handle patients’ personal property with care.
Maintain a well-groomed, professional appearance; wear a watch with timing capabilities as a required uniform component.
Maintain a clean, safe, and neat patient environment.
Document care in the EMR as soon as possible after it is provided.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient population served, including awareness of growth and development and patients’ and families’ cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
For Float Pool-General Nursing assignments, float throughout the district according to the needs of the shift.
When assigned as a Restorative Nurse Assistant in Transitional Care or Subacute, assist residents with ADL activities such as mobility training, range of motion, and splinting under RN supervision.
In Pediatrics, perform unit secretary duties.
In the Cardiovascular Center, CVICU, and CVICCU, may handle syringes and needles for restocking in secured areas; check and document medication-storage temperatures; report out-of-range temperatures and security concerns; access the medication room for supplies and equipment; and maintain medication-room security in accordance with hospital policy.
In Obstetrics, may stock IV and irrigation fluids in locked supply drawers on the mother/baby unit.
In CVICU, may perform phlebotomy duties if certified.