CNA Telemetry Full Time Days
About The Position
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is a healthcare provider serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care. The CNA Telemetry position reports to the Manager and works under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), providing high-quality, individualized basic care as identified by the RN and using components of the nursing process. The role serves adolescent through geriatric patients, with the specified populations including adults and geriatric patients. The schedule is full-time days, 12-hour shifts from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., totaling 36 hours weekly (72 hours biweekly) at 0.9 FTE. The CNA provides basic patient care in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards, the individualized patient care plan, and direction from the RN. Care includes attention to patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, cultural and ethnic factors, developmental age, privacy, dignity, and safety. The CNA observes and reports patient findings and concerns to an LVN or RN, supports patient and family education identified by the RN, and contributes to a collaborative, respectful care environment. The position also involves following emergency procedures, completing required training and rounding, participating in quality improvement activities, and using equipment and computer systems appropriately.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- California Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Los Angeles County Fire & Safety Card, required within 30 days of hire.
- Assault Response Competency (ARC), required within 30 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Completion of a Nursing Assistant course.
- At least six months of recent experience in an acute care setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized basic patient care under the direction of the RN, addressing patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs and accounting for cultural, ethnic, and developmental factors.
- Observe and distinguish normal and abnormal patient findings, report concerns and issues to an LVN or RN, and contribute to implementation of the transdisciplinary care plan.
- Assist patients with basic living activities, including bathing, oral care, positioning, line changes, and ambulation.
- Respond appropriately to patient safety concerns involving the physical environment, equipment, or patient behavior.
- Provide care during emergencies and follow established emergency procedures and practices.
- Communicate and follow the organizational chain of command when reporting patient care or service issues.
- Assist with age-specific patient care from adolescence through geriatric age and support patients through the healthcare continuum.
- Respect and maintain patient rights, privacy, and dignity during care.
- Recognize and report suspected abuse or neglect as appropriate.
- Reinforce patient and family education identified by the RN, provide individualized basic teaching during care, and observe and report patient responses.
- Apply age-specific care knowledge, including safety measures, physiological values, skin integrity, behavior, motor skills, and activities that may put patients at risk.
- Practice Universal Precautions.
- Complete hourly rounding and update whiteboards in a timely manner.
- Complete departmental and hospital-wide in-services, competencies, and Health Stream assignments on time.
- Attend staff meetings, actively participate, and read and return staff meeting minutes.
- Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Follow procedures for reporting and responding to facility emergencies, including fire, utility disruptions, and hazardous-material spills.
- Understand equipment capabilities and limitations and use equipment appropriately, including special applications.
- Access and use computer systems.
- Communicate respectfully and compassionately with physicians, administrative staff, coworkers, patients, and families.
- Maintain a positive professional image, demonstrate flexibility and collaboration, and complete work on time despite changing assignments, staffing levels, or care environments.
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Assist department managers or supervisors in resolving and evaluating issues involving patients, families, physicians, or other hospital departments.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
