LA Float Pool Certified Nursing Assistant CNA FT Day

Kindred Healthcare•Westminster, CA

1d•$29 - $30

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in an assigned area. The role supports the LA Float Pool, which serves the LA, San Gabriel, South Bay, Baldwin Park, and Paramount Hospitals. The CNA assists patients with activities of daily living, provides personal care and emotional support, and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The position includes providing general nursing care, measuring and documenting vital signs and intake and output, preparing patient rooms, assisting with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, responding to patient calls, and supporting routine treatments and other patient-care procedures under nursing direction. The CNA also helps maintain a comfortable, clean patient environment and assists with meals and feeding.

Requirements

Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
Ability to maintain good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant credential in the state of practice upon hire (required).
BCLS - Basic Life Support certification, such as AHA or Red Cross, within the facility-specified time frame (required).

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).
Six months of experience in an acute care or long-term care facility (preferred).

Responsibilities

Consult with the supervisor and keep them informed of unit activities, needs, and problems related to patient care.
Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, use of special equipment, assistance with bed pans, urinals and commodes, ambulation, pre-operative and post-operative care, application of binders or anti-embolic stockings, bathing and personal care, changing bed linens, and maintaining the bedside area and patient room.
Accurately take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output measurements, and document in a timely manner.
Prepare patient rooms and beds for admissions and transfers, ensure necessary equipment is present, and maintain a clean, well-ventilated, well-lit, comfortable environment.
Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, including handling and caring for patient belongings and personal property.
Answer patient call lights, telephone, and paging system, and respond appropriately.
Under Registered Nurse direction, perform routine treatments such as enemas and application of heat and cold appliances.
Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under RN direction and ensure patients are properly positioned and aligned.
Assist the Registered Nurse and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures.
Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding and meal preparation tasks such as opening containers and cutting food.