Certified Nursing Assistant Float Pool

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Education benefit

403b retirement savings

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Clinical Assistant to support patients and families across inpatient units, ED, and NOC sites. The CA assists with personal hygiene, daily living activities, transportation, and vital sign monitoring while aiding nursing staff in procedures as part of the Clinical Resource Team (CRT/Float Pool).

This full-time role (36 hours per week) is a night shift and spans across Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, North Campus in Broomfield, and South Campus in

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Health assessment and nursing foundation courses may substitute for CNA/MA/EMT.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification required.

Responsibilities

• Attends to patients' personal hygiene and daily living needs.
• Performs tasks like checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying dressings, and collecting specimens.
• Transports patients, answers call lights, and reports observations to the health care team.
• Serves as a conduit between patients and medical staff; documents actions.
• Stores and prepares rooms and equipment; participates in committees/projects.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Health assessment & nursing foundation courses equivalency

Job description

Job Overview

The Clinical Assistant (CA) assists patients and families by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs. The CA provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. In addition, the CA supports and assists nursing personnel and other providers in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments and functions as a member of the healthcare team. As part of the Clinical Resource Team (CRT), the Clinical Assistant serves as a system wide resource, by assisting patients and families in personal hygiene and daily living needs. The Clinical Assistant provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. In addition, this role supports and assists nursing personnel and other providers in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments and functions as a member of the healthcare team. The CRT CA supports all inpatient units, ED, and the Network of Care (NOC) sites. The Clinical Assistant may begin their shift in one unit and based on a change in census and acuity be reallocated to a different unit to meet operational needs. However, it is also possible for the Clinical Assistant to experience extended periods of time in one department to offset long-term absences through the Months Program.

Department Name: Clinical Resource Team (CRT/Float Pool) Job Status: Full Time, 36 hours per week, eligible for benefits Shift: Night Shift (6:45pm - 7:15am) Locations: Anschutz Medial Campus (Aurora), North Campus (Broomfield), and South Campus (Highlands Ranch). Team members will need to have transportation to all three campuses and may be required to travel between them during their shift. Weekends: automatically assigned every 3rd weekend. Holidays: Rotating holiday schedule.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Attends to the individual needs of patients, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, transferring, providing comfort and communicating patient needs with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs various tasks as assigned, including checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying creams/ointments, applying/changing dressings and collecting specimens.
• Meets patient needs by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to healthcare team members.
• Serves as a conduit between patients and other healthcare providers by recording and communicating all issues to medical team members.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Stores and prepares rooms and medical equipment for patient and healthcare team member use.
• Participates in departmental committees and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High School diploma or GED
• Equivalency
  • Proof of successful completion of health assessment and nursing foundation courses, in addition to basic medical/surgical clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program may be considered in lieu of designation as a CNA, MA and/or EMT.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Designation as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), and/or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.18 to $28.77

Expected Range: $20.25 - $28.77

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date: 10/31/2026