CNA

Kindred Healthcare•San Diego, CA

12d•$23 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The CNA assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in an assigned area. The role supports patients with activities of daily living, personal care, and emotional support, and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The position is at Kindred Hospital San Diego, a 70-bed long-term acute care hospital.

Requirements

Read, write, and speak fluent English.
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.
Current Nursing Assistant Certification.
BLS Certification.
At least six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility.

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).

Responsibilities

Consult with the supervisor and keep them informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care problems.
Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, and turning patients; using special equipment; assisting with bed pans, urinals, or commodes; ambulating patients; providing preoperative and postoperative care; applying binders or anti-embolic stockings; providing bed baths and oral, hair, and back care; changing linens; cleaning bedside furniture; and maintaining the 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, ventilated, well-lit, comfortable environment.
Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, and handle patient belongings and personal property appropriately.
Answer patient call lights, telephone calls, and paging system alerts, and respond appropriately.
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and applying heat or cold appliances.
Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under the direction of an RN, ensuring proper patient position and alignment.
Assist the Registered Nurse and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures.
Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding or preparing food items, such as opening containers or cutting food.
Perform other related duties as assigned.