Certified Nursing Assistant
Company: Alameda Health System
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary SUMMARY: Under close supervision, performs a variety of
para-professional nursing tasks relating to the care treatment of
patients in the hospital or clinic. Perform routine inpatient
and/or outpatient nursing duties that do not require a license.
Performs related duties as required. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS:NOTE: The following are duties performed by employees in
this classification. However, employees may perform other related
duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are
necessarily performed by each individual in this classification. 1.
Assists patients with meals, personal hygiene and incontinent care;
gives cleansing and retention enemas to patients; assist in
catheterization and bladder irrigations. 2. Assists registered
nurse and licensed vocational nurses in administering treatment and
other nursing tasks as needed; promptly answers call lights
promptly and administers to patient comfort and safety by adjusting
beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside
tables/equipment; observes and reports any deviation in patients'
condition/status; keeps patient areas clean and orderly. 3. Obtains
and sets up suction equipment; performs nasal and tracheal
suctions; administers oxygen using tents and masks; turns and
positions patients; assists patients to and from wheelchairs and
gurneys; and assists patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
4. Takes patients' vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration,
and blood pressure); performs routine tests such as urine dip
stick, urine pregnancy test, vision and hearing tests and promptly
reports findings to supervising personnel; administers simple range
of motion exercises; assists in application of traction devices;
positions and drapes patients for examination or treatment;
transports patients to other areas of the hospital in wheelchair or
gurneys. 5. When assigned as a sitter, responsible for but not
limited to protecting the patient(s)/resident(s) from harm and
assiting in meeting their emotional and physical needs through
one-to-one continuous observation. Provide on-going observation and
basic patient care. Educate patients on health related topics or
discharge information per scope of duties. 6. When assigned to an
outpatient setting, prepares examination room, ensuring that it is
stocked with the necessary supplies, equipment and instruments for
the type of clinic to be held; weighs, takes and documents
patients' vital signs; assists physicians or midlevel practitioners
during the examinations as directed; collects, labels and takes
specimens to the lab; assists in the maintenance of a clean and
well supplied clinical area; stocks shelves and monitors expiration
of medical supplies and medications. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: High School diploma or GED with additional training a
minimum. College graduate preferred. Minimum Experience: Six months
para-professional nursing training as a Hospital Services Trainee
with AHS or the equivalent of one year full-time recent experience
performing work comparable to a Nursing Assistant in a hospital or
medical facility. Required Licenses/Certifications: BLS - Basic
Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart
Association. Other advanced life support certifications may be
required per unit/department specialty according to patient care
policies. Required Licenses/Certifications: CPI -Crisis Prevention
Intervention Training (required for all positions at John George
Psychiatric Pavilion; and certain positions in the Emergency
Department). Required Licenses/Certifications: Current Nursing
Assistant certification (required for positions at Highland and
Fairmont Hospitals). Highland General Hospital HGH Med/Surg 9th
Floor Part Time Day Nursing FTE: 0.6
Keywords: Alameda Health System, Oakland , Certified Nursing Assistant, Healthcare , Oakland, California
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