CNA Sub Acute

CommonSpirit Health•Camarillo, CA

About The Position

The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) provides essential patient care and support under RN direction, contributing to patient comfort, safety, and recovery. The CNA delivers basic care, assists with patient transport, and participates in the patient’s plan of care as a member of the interdisciplinary team. The role requires compassionate service, strong communication, careful patient support, and commitment to dignified, high-quality healthcare. The CNA performs and, when indicated, educates family members in restorative care, including ambulation, eating, activities of daily living, active and passive range of motion, bowel and bladder training, and placement and care of splints, braces, and prostheses. The CNA also lifts, moves, positions, and transports patients using appropriate techniques and equipment. Additional duties include patient hygiene; recording baseline data such as vital signs and intake and output; applying orthopedic mobility precautions; providing skin care for immobilized patients; and following infection-control and prevention practices. The CNA reports pertinent information to appropriate personnel, including information for interdisciplinary team and care-planning conferences, participates in relevant continuing education, upholds residents’ rights, reports suspected abuse to a supervisor, and applies safety guidelines for residents and staff.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant program.
California Certified Nursing Assistant certification upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
Six months of recent experience as a CNA in a long-term care facility.

Responsibilities

Perform and, when indicated, educate family members on restorative care, including ambulation, eating, activities of daily living, active and passive range of motion, bowel and bladder training, and splint, brace, or prosthesis placement and care.
Lift, move, position, and transport patients using proper techniques and/or equipment.
Provide patient hygiene, including bathing, grooming, oral and perineal care, and back rubs.
Document baseline data, including vital signs and intake and output.
Apply knowledge of mobility and precautions for orthopedic patients and provide skin care for immobilized patients.
Follow infection-control and prevention practices.
Report pertinent information to appropriate personnel, including information needed for interdisciplinary team and care-planning conferences.
Participate in continuing education applicable to the position and patient population.
Demonstrate understanding of residents’ rights, maintain an environment free of abuse, and report suspected resident abuse to a supervisor.
Promote resident and staff safety by following safety and infection-control guidelines and policies.