Up to $1,250 Sign-On Bonus based on experience

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385 bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

GENERAL DUTIES:

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse. Access to all patient health information is for treatment purposes only.

DEPARTMENT DUTIES:

• Maintains current California Nursing Assistant Certification at all times
• Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) at all times
• Maintains current Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training at all times
• Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse (RN)
• Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes in the hospital policies or practices
• Participates in orientation of new staff as needed
• Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence with hospital’s policies and procedures
• Maintains competence in practice
• Participates in quality improvement programs
• Provides skin care and hourly rounding to all assigned patients
• Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served
• Orients patients to room/unit and ensures, patient communication, white boards are complete
• Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well
• Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs, which are outside of the scope of practice, to the appropriate personnel
• Adheres to hospital attendance/tardiness policy
• Attends all required education
• Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients
• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner
• Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld
• Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained
• Obtains and records vital signs, patient weight, activities of daily living, intake and output
• Notifies RN and documents changes in patient’s appearance or behavior
• Applies telemetry leads and troubleshooting if working on telemetry monitoring unit
• Proficient with braces and specialized equipment utilized by patients
• Assists in monitoring mental health patients
• Other duties as appropriately assigned by unit director

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Education – entry level, vocational training, specialized skills and certification
• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification
• Current American Heart Association BLS
• CPI training completed within three months of hire
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work with staff, patients and families
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment

Pay Range: $20.15 - $20.57

Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience

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