Certified Nursing Assistant/Medical Assistant (CNA/MA)

Are you looking for flexibility in your work environment?  If you answered "YES,"

then this is the perfect opportunity for you. With BrightStar Healthcare, YOU decide.

WHO ARE WE...

BrightStar Healthcare is a rapidly growing in-home care provider and medical

staffing solutions company. Our office is located in Mountain View, CA and we

are looking for quality and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant/Medical Assistant to

become part of our growing team.

We offer full-time, part-time, temporary, temporary to permanent, and permanent

positions. In addition, as a BrightStar employee, you get to choose the

environment you want such as working in a Physician’s Office, Hospital,

Outpatient Clinics, Private Duty, Schools, etc. With BrightStar, your career

opportunities are endless.

BrightStar is dedicated to fulfilling your requirements and scheduling goals.

Join the BrightStar Healthcare team and be appreciated again. You will have the

opportunity to change someone’s life by providing them with quality care.

Come join a company that cares about both their patients and Healthcare

Professionals.  NOW, come join the BrightStar team and make a difference! 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Takes and records patient’s vital signs

• Gives enemas when needed

• Measures and records patient’s fluid intake and output

• Performs various service and routine technical duties necessary to provide

  for the comfort,  care and safety of patients

• Provides daily routine care such as bathing, dressing and feeding

• Assists patients in active and passive range of motion, transferring, walking

  and turning

• Cleans rooms and makes patient beds

• Answers patient’s calls

• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, visitors, and facility

  personnel

• Assists in care and feeding of infants

• Assists in maintaining supplies and equipment on the nursing unit.

• Observes Universal Precautions

• Ability to follow written Nursing Care Plan

• Provides patient transportation to doctor appointments, outside activities and

  shopping

• Provides patient laundry and linen changes

• Light housekeeping

• Provides medication reminders

• Provides medical follow up with exercise regime

• Meal preparation, and clean up

QUALIFICATIONS-

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each

essential duty as listed above

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The requirements listed below are an overview of the knowledge, skill, and/or

ability required for the position:

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE-

• requires State of California- CNA certification or Medical Assistant degree 

TECHNICAL SKILLS-

• requires familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures

  within a particular field

COMMUNICATION SKILLS-

• Speak, read and write English

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence as required by BrightStar

  guidelines as well as the ability to respond professionally and appropriately on

  behalf of BrightStar.

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS-

• Requires the ability to prioritize complete work on time, detail-oriented, exhibit

  a service orientation to clients and be team player with a positive attitude.

• Requires solid organizational skills, thoroughness and multi-tasking.

• Requires good interpersonal skills and exhibit a service orientation towards

  others.

• Must have the ability to demonstrate solid judgment about patient care.

  Must also demonstrate a sense of understanding and urgency for priorities.

• Requires the ability to appropriately troubleshoot and escalate where

  necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS-

The physical demands described here are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions

of this job.

• Successful candidate must submit to post offer, pre- employment physical

  examination/medical history check, drug screening and background check.

• May be required to submit to annual TB and rubella screening.

• Ability to safely lift, and physically manipulate patients.

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/ office/home environment

• Moderate physical activity, occasional lifting up to 25lb, standing or walking

  for more than 4 hours per day

• Home environment involves possible exposure to potentially dangerous

  materials and situations that require following safety precautions and may

  include use of protective equipment.

• Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of this job, such

  as physical requirements including (but not limited to) climbing stairs, the

  ability to lift/transfer patients and drive.

DISCLAIMER: This job profile identifies the general duties and minimum

level of skills required to perform this job. It is not intended to represent

comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications

required of employees assigned.