CNA Patient Care Assistant

Dignity Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health's Glendale Memorial Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to support a patient care team. You will provide direct, compassionate care and assist nurses to ensure patient comfort and safety.

Daily duties include taking vital signs, assisting with ADLs, documenting intake/output, collecting specimens, and maintaining patient rooms while reporting changes to nursing staff per safety and infection-control protocols.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate / GED required.
• California Certified Nursing Assistant License (CNA) required.
• Basic Life Support Cert (AHA BLS Cert) required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Vital signs, ambulation, ADLs, routine treatments per hospital policy.
• Reports changes in patient condition to the licensed nurse and documents care.
• Maintains patient rooms and ensures safety and infection-control protocols.

Skills

Empathy

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

High School Diploma / GED

California CNA License

BLS Certification

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Patient Care Assistant (PCA), you will be a central figure on our patient care team, providing direct, compassionate, hands‑on support to patients and assisting nurses and other healthcare professionals. You will play a vital role ensuring patient comfort, safety, and a supportive healing environment.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Patient Care Assistant (PCA), you will be a central figure on our patient care team, providing direct, compassionate, hands‑on support to patients and assisting nurses and other healthcare professionals. You will play a vital role ensuring patient comfort, safety, and a supportive healing environment.

Every day, you will expertly perform basic patient care duties like taking vital signs, assisting with ADLs, monitoring and documenting patient intake/output, and collecting specimens. You will also maintain patient rooms, transport patients and equipment, and promptly report changes in patient condition to nursing staff, adhering strictly to safety protocols and infection control.

To be successful in this role, you will combine a strong empathetic approach, meticulous attention to detail in clinical tasks, and excellent communication skills for interdisciplinary teamwork. You will demonstrate a proactive commitment to patient well‑being, a supportive demeanor, and thrive in a dynamic, fast‑paced clinical environment delivering compassionate care.

• Demonstrates adherence to the standards of conduct requirements.
• Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse within the scope of practice of a nursing assistant. Vital signs; Ambulation; ADL's; routine treatment procedures as defined by hospital policy/procedure/routines.
• Reports all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient's condition to the licensed nurse. Demonstrates clinical/technical expertise in general nursing skills. Understands age specific variations in patient population.
• Documents patient care measures according to patient care standards, policies and procedures. Manages age specific needs through appropriate adaptation of interventions (as directed by the licensed nurse).
• Assists in and accompanies patients in the admission, transfer, transport, and discharge procedures. Provides for safe care of patient valuables during these processes. Utilizes proper body mechanics when performing job duties.
• Appropriately utilizes equipment and suppplies (including following established policies, procedures and protocols governing the transport, handling and storage of intravenous fluids) in the care of the patient.

This position is represented by CHEU and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Required

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate / GED required
• California Certified Nursing Assistant License (CNA License) required
• Basic Life Support Cert (AHA BLS Cert) required.

Preferred

• At least one (1) year of acute care or long‑term experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$25.00 - $32.08 /hour