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 $1,250 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Shift: Days, 7:00am to 7:30pm

Job Type: Part Time

Hours: 12

GENERAL DUTIES:

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

Responsibilities

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: 

• Maintain Nursing Assistant Certification
• Provide nursing care for all Med Surg patients.
• Provide skin care and hourly rounding to all patients.
• Proficient with braces and specialized equipment used by our patients
• The ability to obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• In the knowledge of growth and development.
• In the understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients, as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Aware of patients individualized plan of care including goals and interventions.
• Provides information to the charge nurse that assists in the development and revision of the plan of care.
• Carries out teaching activities identified in the treatment plan under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Orients patients to unit.
• Reports unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
• Utilizes universal precautions.
• Reports potential crisis situations to the nurse in charge.
• Makes patient rounds.
• Responds to patients request for assistance (call light) in a timely manner.
• Attends report at the beginning of the shift and assumes responsibility for assigned groups of patients.
• Participates in designated P.I. activities.
• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation, and in giving assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Acts as the patients advocate and assure that patient rights are upheld.
• Organizes and provides care to assigned patients in accordance with the plan of care.
• Identifies patient safety risk issues and provides and maintains for patient safety.
• Organizes and provides care based on priority patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.
• Obtains on admission patients height, weight, and vital signs and documents these appropriately.
• Takes and records vital signs, and patient weights according to physician orders or unit protocol.
• Observes for and documents changes in patient’s appearance, behavior and reports changes to the Registered Nurse

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Education – entry level, vocational training, specialized skills, certification and/ or experience. 
• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification (maintain current at all times).
• Ability to work with nursing staff, patients and families. 
• Good oral and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment. 
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times).
• Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) within (90) ninety days of hire
   

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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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