Certified Nursing Assistant
About The Position
As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will provide essential support under RN direction, contributing to patient comfort, safety, and recovery. You will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and contribute to patients’ plans of care as a member of the interdisciplinary team. The role requires a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication skills, meticulous patient support, and a commitment to dignified, high-quality healthcare. The CNA follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, quality assessment and improvement programs, legal and safety requirements, environmental and infection control standards, and the Patient’s Bill of Rights. The position documents and performs activities of daily living and other patient care needs as directed by a registered nurse, while following the established plan of care and safety and infection control initiatives. The role also supports patient experience initiatives, uses AIDET, HEAT, and positive professional communication, and contributes relevant information to the development and revision of patients’ plans of care. The CNA establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and hospital personnel while protecting confidential patient information.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- One year of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- California Certified Nursing Assistant credential.
- Basic Life Support (CPR).
- Fire Safety, to be completed within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- Acute care facility experience.
Responsibilities
- Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures, quality assessment and improvement programs, legal and safety requirements, environmental and infection control standards, and the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
- Document and perform activities of daily living and other patient care needs as directed by the registered nurse.
- Provide basic patient care in accordance with the established plan of care and safety and infection control policies.
- Provide care that may include taking vital signs; circumcision and umbilical cord care; supporting skin integrity; maintenance exercises and passive range of motion; assisting with masks, cannulas, and tubing; bed baths, showers, and oral care; reinforcing grooming, dressing, bathing, and showering techniques; colostomy maintenance; turning patients; transferring patients to and from beds, toilets, and showers; delivering, setting up, and collecting food trays and nourishment; and reinforcing nutrition education and feeding techniques.
- Enhance the patient experience using AIDET, HEAT, and positive professional communication.
- Support patient experience initiatives implemented on the unit and within the hospital.
- Contribute pertinent information to the development and revision of patients’ plans of care.
- Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and hospital personnel while assuring confidentiality of patient information.
- Assist with patient transport.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
