CNA Rehab Full Time Nights

Hollywood Presbyterian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 2,755,200 - 3,857,280; Full time

Job summary

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles is seeking a CNA for full-time night shifts to provide patient care under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include helping with activities of daily living, observing patient conditions, maintaining safety, and documenting care in accordance with hospital policies. Candidates must have a California CNA license and BLS; prior acute-care experience preferred; shift is 12 hours, 0.9 FTE.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Preferred six months recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care activities under RN direction.
• Observe and report patient status and concerns to the LVN/RN.
• Assist with activities of daily living and patient safety.
• Support care planning and patient/family education.
• Maintain privacy, dignity and professional conduct during care.

Skills

Communication

Education

High School graduate

Nursing Assistant course

Job description

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CNA Rehab Full Time Nights

Full Time 72 Hrs Los Angeles, CA, US

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center is committed to serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care. With more than 500 physicians representing virtually every specialty, HPMC strives to distinguish itself as a leading healthcare provider, recognized for providing quality, innovative care in a compassionate manner.

HPMC is part of a global healthcare enterprise which owns and operates general hospitals throughout Korea, numerous fertility and research centers in the U.S. and Korea including CHA Fertility Center, a medical university, and CHAUM (a premier anti‑aging life center).

Major Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Performing duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho‑social and spiritual needs of the patient including performing basic patient care activities. Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into patient care activities within the limitation of the job, correctly differentiating and reporting normal and abnormal findings with direction from the RN and incorporates the functional/developmental age into these activities for the adolescent through geriatric patient population.
• Using hospital and regulatory standards of care, the CNA demonstrates sound judgment in the implementation and basic nursing assistant aspects of the transdisciplinary care plan. In conjunction with the patient/family and with the direction of the RN, the CNA provides care based on the individualized patient care plan. The CNA observes and reports patient issues/concerns/problems and on an ongoing basis will report findings to LVN or RN.
• Contributing to the patient care process by assisting the patient in basic living activities such as bathing, oral care, positioning, line changes and ambulating.
• Responding appropriately to concerns regarding patient safety based on the physical environment, equipment and the patient’s behavior.
• Demonstrating the ability to provide care in emergency situations and following established emergency procedures and practices, as appropriate.
• Communicating and following the organizational chain of command for notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate.
• Maintaining knowledge of, and demonstrating the ability to identify patient care issues and assisting with patient care activities for the adolescent through geriatric patient population. Assisting with appropriate care through the healthcare continuum.
• Assuring that the rights of all patients are respected and maintained by allowing for privacy and dignity in the provision of care activities.
• Being aware of the reporting responsibilities to, and reporting suspected cases of abuse or neglect relative to the adolescent through geriatric patient population as appropriate.
• Reinforcing patient/family educational needs as identified by the RN and helping provide individualized basic teaching during the care giving process which considers the functional/developmental age and the needs of the adolescent through geriatric patient population. Observing and reporting the effectiveness of the patient/family teaching through observation of patient responses.
• Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care for the adolescent through geriatric population, including but not limited to identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicating effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner.
• Practicing Universal Precautions.
• Ensures completion of hourly rounding and updates white boards in a timely manner.
• Completes departmental and hospital-wide in‑services, competencies and Health Stream assignments in a timely fashion.
• Attends staff meetings and actively participates, reads and returns all staff meeting minutes.
• Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the procedures for reporting and responding to facility emergencies such as fire, and disruption in utilities and hazardous materials spills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of equipment capabilities, limitations, and appropriate/special applications.
• Demonstrates the ability to access and use computer systems.
• Communicates with physicians, administrative staff, co‑workers, and patients/families in a respectful and caring manner.
• Demonstrates a positive professional image; performs responsibilities in a professional manner; demonstrates flexibility in the provision of patient care/service; utilizes a collaborative approach with co‑workers.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the work setting with changing patient assignments, varying staffing levels and patient care environments, and completes work on time.
• Consistently demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Assists department managers and/or department supervisors in the resolution and evaluation of problem situations related to patients, families, physicians or other hospital departments.
• Assumes other duties as required.

Job Qualifications

Preferred Education

• High School graduate or equivalent, preferred
• Completion of Nursing Assistant course, preferred

Minimum Education

• N/A

Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum six months recent experience in an acute care setting preferred

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation

• Current and Valid California Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American heart Association (AHA)
• Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of hire)
• Assault Response Competency (ARC) Training (required within 30 days of hire)

Status: Full Time – Shift: Nights – Hours: 12 hours (6:45pm – 7:15am) – Total Hours: 36 hours/72 hours – FTE: 0.9