Job Description
**Responsibilities**
Are you a compassionate and dedicated **Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA** ) looking for a rewarding opportunity to provide essential care and support to patients? We invite you to join our team and make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve! About the Role:
+ Patient Report & Hand-off: Receive a thorough patient report from the outgoing CNA at the beginning of each shift to ensure continuity of care.
+ Hourly Patient Rounds: Conduct hourly rounds to check on patients, monitor vital signs (as directed and trained), update whiteboard information, and address immediate patient needs.
+ Mobility Assistance: Assist patients with ambulation, including helping them move to a recliner, walk to the bathroom, or navigate the hallway. Safely assist discharged patients to their vehicles.
+ Hygiene Assistance: Provide assistance with hygiene needs, including full bed baths, assisted bed baths, and providing supplies for ambulatory patients.
+ Procedure Assistance: Assist nurses with various procedures, such as tube insertions (NG tube, rectal tube, catheter), by providing support, supplies, and clean-up assistance.
+ General Patient Care: Change bed linens, check patients' weight, and perform other assigned tasks to maintain a clean and comfortable environment.
+ Adherence to Standards: Provide basic patient care in accordance with individual patient needs, hospital policy, and established standards of patient care, under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
**Qualifications**
+ At least one (1) year of experience as a Nursing Assistant is required.
+ Acute care facility experience preferred.
+ Current California Nursing Assistant certification.
+ Current AHA BLS card required.
+ High School Diploma or GED Equivalency required.
+ LA Fire Card required within 90 days of hire.
This position is represented by SEIU UHW and covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
**Overview**
Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here ( dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.
One Community. One Mission. One California (
**Pay Range**
$24.00 - $28.09 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Immediate start, Shift work,
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