Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Med Surg

Overview

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Up to $2,500 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Shift: Days

Job type: Full Time

Hours: 12

The nursing assistant provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Access to all Patient Health Information is for treatment purposes only.

Responsibilities

• Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse or Clinical Manager/Charge Nurse
• Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients
• Performs bedside hand off at all times
• Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served
• Orients patients to room/unit and ensures, patient communication white boards are complete
• Provides skin care and hourly rounding
• Organizes and provides care based on priority of patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.
• Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs which are outside of the scope of practice to the appropriate personnel
• Obtains and documents vital signs, patient height & weight, activities of daily living and intake and output promptly and appropriately
• Notifies RN and documents changes in patient's condition, appearance or behavior
• Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well
• Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence to hospital policies, protocols and procedures
• Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained
• Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld
• Reports potential crisis situations or unsafe conditions to the nurse in charge
• Performs customer service with competence, compassion and respect and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner
• Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes
• Participates in quality improvement programs
• Participates in orientation of new staff as needed
• Maintains competence in practice as required by facility
• Adheres to hospital attendance and punctuality policy
• Attends all education required by the facility or the director
• Applies telemetry leads and troubleshooting if working on telemetry monitoring unit
• Proficient with braces and equipment utilized by patients for activities of daily living
• Assists in monitoring mental health patients
• Other duties as assigned by unit director

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) within (90) ninety days 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
• Ability to use computer for documentation

Preferred:

  Previous Experience in similar setting

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Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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