Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Redwood Grove Post Acute; Watsonville (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Grove Post Acute in California is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant to join our compassionate care team. You will provide outstanding patient care, assist with daily activities, monitor vital signs, and support residents in grooming, mobility, and hygiene.

You should hold a state CNA certification and have completed a CNA program. The role requires independence, reliability, and the ability to communicate effectively with staff in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
• Nursing degree from a CNA program.
• Ability to work independently and with direction in a fast-paced environment.
• Current identification.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Comfortable using a computer.
• Excellent personal hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for daily activities and personal hygiene.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients receive appropriate diet by reviewing dietary restrictions and preferences.
• Obtaining information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions and plans.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes.
• Recording vital signs (BP, pulse, temperature, respiration) as requested.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care (open wounds, bruises).
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior to nurses.
• Staying up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

Education

Nursing degree from a CNA program

High School graduate or equivalent

State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification

Job description

If you want to be part of a team who cares about their work and providing the best quality of care apply today! We are a growing company and have multiple roles open for a skilled CNA. You will provide outstanding patient care and physical support for patients and residents on a daily basis. To do well in this role you should have your state-certified nursing assistant certification and a nursing degree from a recognized CNA program.

CNA Job Description

We are a growing company and have multiple roles open for a skilled CNA. You will provide outstanding patient care and physical support for patients and residents on a daily basis. To do well in this role you should have your state-certified nursing assistant certification and a nursing degree from a recognized CNA program.

CNA Responsibilities:

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

CNA Requirements:

• State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
• Nursing degree from a CNA program.
• Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Current identification.
• Comfortable using a computer.
• Excellent personal hygiene.