Compassionate Patient Care Assistant

Natividad Medical Center; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Natividad Medical Center is seeking Nursing Assistants to provide direct bedside care across departments. You will support daily living activities, assist nursing staff, and help maintain patient comfort in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include assisting with meals, vital signs, hygiene, and safety checks, plus charting and patient transport. Some experience in geriatric or acute care and a current CNA certificate are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Some experience in providing geriatric and/or acute nursing care and possession of a current certificate as a Certified Nurse Assistant are both highly desirable.
• Knowledge of basic patient care principles, methods, procedures and terminology (from context).
• Hospital routine and equipment and standard charting procedures (from context).

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for and assists patients with meals; passes nourishment and water.
• Monitors and records vital signs, temperature and blood pressure.
• Assists patients to bathrooms; provides bedpans; collects specimens.
• Transports and escorts patients to other areas.
• Changes beds, replenishes supplies; performs emergency housekeeping.
• Gives patient care: bathe, shampoo, personal hygiene and oral care; keeps patients clean, dry and comfortable.
• Observes patients, records observations; alerts nurse to significant changes; performs charting duties.
• Ambulates patients, gives backrubs, repositions patients, and assists patients in and out of chairs and wheelchairs.
• Performs simple treatments, sitz baths; enemas; applies and changes unsterile pads; dressings; compresses and packs.
• Assists nurses in caring for critical patients; checks safety equipment and restraints.
• Cleans and disinfects equipment; disposes of soiled linens and waste

Skills

Basic patient care

Vital signs

Communication

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certificate

Geriatric/acute care experience

Job description

Natividad Medical Center is seeking Nursing Assistants to provide direct bedside care across departments. You will support daily living activities, assist nursing staff, and help maintain patient comfort in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include assisting with meals, vital signs, hygiene, and safety checks, plus charting and patient transport. Some experience in geriatric or acute care and a current CNA certificate are highly desirable.