CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Creekside Healthcare Center; San Pablo (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Healthcare is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide personal care and essential nursing support for residents. The role includes turning and positioning, bathing, feeding, and mobility assistance, along with accurate vital signs documentation and timely communication of changes in patient condition.

Responsibilities also include completing forms, maintaining infection control standards, and contributing to care plans under supervision while adhering to state and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification or equivalent
• Strong communication and compassionate patient care skills

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care and services such as turning and positioning, toileting, bathing and grooming, feeding, and mobility.
• Obtains and records vital signs and weight as assigned.
• Accurately documents all care in line with company policy and regulations.
• Supports non-resident services like cleaning resident areas in line with infection control procedures.
• Contributes to resident assessment and care plans.
• Completes required forms and documents per policy and regulations.

Job description

SUMMARY

Provides services and care for residents and patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides personal care and services such as:
• a) Assisting with activities of daily living (turning and positioning, toileting, bathing and grooming, feeding, and mobility)
• b) Obtains and records vital signs and weight as assigned.
• c) Accurately documents all care as required by company policy and in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Provides non-resident services such as, but not limited to, washing wheelchairs and cleaning resident / patient areas in compliance with infection control procedures.
• Contributes to the resident assessment and care plan.
• Makes routine rounds on each assigned resident and patient in accordance with established procedures.
• Promptly communicates any significant changes in behavior or condition to supervisor.
• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent, or related experience and / or training.
• Successful completion of State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course or other education that meets state certification requirements .

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

n/a

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Shift work may be required. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, see, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, feel, talk and hear. Employee will occasionally assist to lift and / or transfer patients weighing between 100 to 250 pounds. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• THER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

Mariner Healthcare reserves the right to discontinue any bonus program at anytime.