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:
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
Shift: Nights
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.
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
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
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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