Nursing 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

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Exam #26/50U20/07SS.

Natividad is currently accepting applications for Nursing Assistant positions for various departments. These positions perform a variety of non-professional tasks in providing direct bedside care to patients, such as assisting patients with activities of daily living and assisting professional nursing personnel in providing patient care.

SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

• 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

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

Knowledge of:

• Basic patient care principles, methods, procedures and terminology


• Hospital routine and equipment


• Standard asepsis and hygiene procedures


• Standard charting procedures


• Standard instruments and equipment used in routine patient examinations and treatment


• How to take and record vital signs

Skill and Ability to:

• Perform patient care in an understanding and sympathetic manner


• Learn standard nursing procedures used in patient care; elicit information related to patient symptoms


• Accurately record information


• Note irregularities in patient condition


• Follow oral and written instructions


• Work cooperatively with other staff; establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted during the course of work.

EXAMPLES OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/TRAINING

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.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Natividad requires that all incumbents pass a pre-employment physical/medical assessment.


• Natividad will conduct a thorough background and reference check process which includes a Department of Justice fingerprint check.


• Employees who drive on County business to carry out job related duties must possess a valid Driver License for the class vehicle driven or have the ability to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority.


• Employees must have and show their original Social Security Card and a valid Driver License or State ID prior to the first day of work (Social Security Card is required for payroll purposes only).


• Incumbents may be required to work all shifts, including irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays.


• Incumbents may be required to work with potentially hazardous and infectious substances.

HIRING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES

The County of Monterey is committed to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses (i.e., surviving spouses of veterans, spouses of totally disabled veterans, and spouses of active-duty service members) and awards veterans' preference points for this recruitment.

SPECIAL NOTES

• Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the United States.


• If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, you will not be eligible for benefits.