Certified Nursing Assistant

Tibor Rubin VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS), 5901 E 7th St. Long Beach, CA

WE OFFER:

Position: Full-Time – Various Shifts and Days
Base Pay:

$23.00/hour 8‑hour shift

26.83/hour average 12‑hour shift (includes overtime after 8 hours/day)

• $5.09/hour for up to 40 hours per week.
  • Used to offset health insurance premiums or deposited into the employee’s 401a account

• Serves as a member of the nursing staff and carries out routing nursing care and other personal services to assigned patients on any ward or tour assigned
• Performs a range of personal nursing care which includes activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, lifting, and turning patients, providing oral, nail hair related hygiene care, and performing preventive, rehabilitative, and therapeutic care/procedures within the scope of a CNA.
• Records in appropriate clinical records all care provided.
• Observes significant conditions, both physical and emotional, relevant to the health status of the patient. Providing timely and accurate reports to designated clinical care team members and recording all relevant information in the clinical record. Gives special attention to details of care since patients are often too ill or confused to speak for themselves.
• Performs a range of diagnostic support duties, which includes taking vital signs, neurological checks, collecting specimens, and preparing patients for tests, examinations, treatments, and/or surgery according to established procedures.
• Performs a range of treatment procedures that include changing dressings, giving enemas, colostomy care, tracheotomy care, and caring for patients in isolation, and/or continuous observation status.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment, provides for safety needs of patients.
• Recognizes emergency situations (cardiopulmonary arrest, checking, seizures, dysreflexia, etc.), takes appropriate action and reports situation in a timely manner.
• Accompany patients on diagnostic or therapeutic trips assuming responsibility for basic decisions within the scope of a CNA while away from nursing units.
• Initiates emergency measures to control disruptive or violent behavior.
• Assists in the delivery of patient care as directed by the RN or LVN.
• Respects patient’s rights including but not limited to visual and auditory privacy
• Consistently demonstrations helpful, courteous, and respectful conduct at all times.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Completion of an approved CNA program through the state of California or equivalency required
• Current certification as a CNA by the California State Department of Consumer Affairs
• Minimum 1 years’ experience with acute or long-term care.
• Must possess current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified by the American Heart Association
• Demonstrate a dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues
• Constant standing, walking, lifting, and bending is required.
• Duties require providing manual assistance in lifting and positioning patients.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10 ft.
• Understand, speak, read and write English fluently
• Possess ability to recognize and react to emergency patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance.
• Must be able to work any shift Monday-Sunday at 8- or 12-hour days as required by unit
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship
• A Real ID (REAL ID - Cali DMV) or unexpired U.S. Passport required to move through the credentialing process