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Certified Nursing Assistant

California Hospital Medical Center

#Certified Nursing Assistant #CNA #CPR #Vital Signs #Patient Care #Healthcare #Clinical Support #Basic Life Support #Acute Care

Quick overview

Provide essential basic care, personal hygiene assistance, and vital signs monitoring for patients under RN direction. Support patient recovery and safety through regular checks, positioning, and accurate documentation of intake and output.

Requirements summary

Must be a high school graduate or GED holder with completion of an accredited CNA training program. Requires a valid California CNA certification and AHA Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.

high schoolprofessional certificateCPRPatient SafetyClinical DocumentationBasic Life SupportInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient PositioningVital Signs MonitoringPatient TransportPersonal Hygiene CareIntake & Output Recording

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy. Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will be a cornerstone of patient care, directly contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery by providing essential support under RN direction.Every day, you will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the patient's plan of care as a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, upholding the highest standards of conduct and patient well-being.To be successful in this role, you will possess a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication skills, a meticulous approach to patient support, and an unwavering commitment to our mission of dignified, high-quality healthcare. Provides personal hygiene care and assistance to patients in a timely manner and to document and report any unusual observation to the nurse in charge. Answers patient call lights promptly, anticipates patient needs and checks on patient regularly to ensure that patient's needs are met at reasonable period of time. Utilizes supplies and linens efficiently and cost-effectively and follows established charge procedures, may be unit
specific. Assists with food and fluid maintenance in a timely manner. Records Intake & Output consistently. Assists with elimination, documents according to prescribed procedures and reports patient's response in a timely and accurate manner.Takes vital signs in a timely manner and reports abnormals promptly to the nurse in charge. Assists in maintenance of body alignment, positioning and repositioning every 2 hours and PRN to provide patient comfort. Job Requirements High School Graduate or GED CNA training and education in anmaccredited CNA certification program Certified Nursing Assistant: CA AHA Basic Life Support - CPR Fire Safety, within 90 Days

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