Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Basic Life Support (BLS), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Clinical Assessment, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Crisis Intervention, Customer Support/Service, Employee Orientation, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, High School Diploma, Hospital, Identify Issues, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Life Insurance, Maintain Compliance, Medical Records, Nursing, Nursing Management, Patient Care, Patient Rights, Patient Safety, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Preventative Maintenance, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Risk Analysis, Set Goals, Skin Care, Telemetry, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Vision Plan, Writing Skills
Overview
Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!
At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Job Summary
Shift: Days
Job type: Per Diem
Hours: 12hrs
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse. Access to all patient health information is for treatment purposes only.
Responsibilities
- Maintains current California Nursing Assistant Certification at all times
- Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) at all times
- Maintains current Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training at all times
- Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse (RN)
- Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes in the hospital policies or practices
- Participates in orientation of new staff as needed
- Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence with hospital's policies and procedures
- Maintains competence in practice
- Participates in quality improvement programs
- Provides skin care and hourly rounding to all assigned patients
- Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served
- Orients patients to room/unit and ensures patient communication, white boards are complete
- Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well
- Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs, which are outside of the scope of practice, to the appropriate personnel
- Adheres to hospital attendance/tardiness policy
- Attends all required education
- Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients
- Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner
- Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld
- Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained
- Obtains and records vital signs, patient weight, activities of daily living, intake and output
- Notifies RN and documents changes in patient's appearance or behavior
- Applies telemetry leads and troubleshooting if working on telemetry monitoring unit
- Proficient with braces and specialized equipment utilized by patients
- Assists in monitoring mental health patients
- Other duties as appropriately assigned by unit director
Qualifications
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Education - entry level, vocational training, specialized skills and certification
- Current California Nursing Assistant Certification
- Current American Heart Association BLS
- CPI training completed within three months of hire
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to work with staff, patients and families
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment
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Organization Description
Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!
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