Certified Nursing Assistant

Alameda Health System•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Under close supervision, the Certified Nursing Assistant performs para-professional nursing tasks related to patient care and treatment in a hospital or clinic. The position performs routine inpatient and/or outpatient nursing duties that do not require a license, along with related duties as required. The role supports patients with daily care, comfort, safety, observation, and mobility; assists registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses with treatment and nursing tasks; takes vital signs and performs routine tests; and helps maintain clean, orderly patient and clinical areas. Depending on assignment, the position may provide continuous one-to-one observation as a sitter or assist with outpatient clinic examinations, specimens, and supply management. The stated pay range is $36.54–$43.50 per hour. Final compensation depends on factors including experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, departmental equity, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and organizational needs. Eligible positions also receive a comprehensive benefits program.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED with additional training, at a minimum.
At least six months of para-professional nursing training as a Hospital Services Trainee with AHS, or the equivalent of one year of recent full-time experience performing work comparable to a Nursing Assistant in a hospital or medical facility.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training for all positions at John George Psychiatric Pavilion and certain Emergency Department positions.
Current Nursing Assistant certification for positions at Highland and Fairmont Hospitals.

Nice To Haves

College graduate preferred.
Other advanced life support certifications may be required depending on unit or departmental specialty and patient care policies.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with meals, personal hygiene, and incontinence care; give cleansing and retention enemas; and assist with catheterization and bladder irrigations.
Assist registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses with treatment and other nursing tasks as needed.
Answer call lights promptly and support 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, and keep patient areas clean and orderly.
Obtain and set up suction equipment; perform nasal and tracheal suctioning; administer oxygen using tents and masks; turn and position patients; assist with transfers to and from wheelchairs and gurneys; and assist with ambulation and crutch walking.
Take patients’ temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; perform routine tests such as urine dipstick, urine pregnancy, vision, and hearing tests; and promptly report findings to supervising personnel.
Administer simple range-of-motion exercises, assist with applying traction devices, position and drape patients for examination or treatment, and transport patients within the hospital by wheelchair or gurney.
When assigned as a sitter, protect patients or residents from harm through continuous one-to-one observation, provide ongoing observation and basic patient care, and help meet emotional and physical needs.
Educate patients on health-related topics or discharge information within the scope of duties.
When assigned to an outpatient setting, prepare examination rooms and ensure they are stocked with supplies, equipment, and instruments for the clinic.
In an outpatient setting, weigh patients, take and document vital signs, assist physicians or midlevel practitioners during examinations as directed, and collect, label, and deliver specimens to the lab.
Maintain clean and well-supplied clinical areas, stock shelves, and monitor expiration dates of medical supplies and medications.