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Certified Nursing Assistant

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

#Certified Nursing Assistant #CNA #CPR #Vital Signs #Patient Care #Patient Experience #Healthcare #Orthopedics #Infection Control

Quick overview

Provide essential basic care and support to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse to ensure comfort and safety. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, and contributing to the patient's plan of care.

Requirements summary

Requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid California Certified Nursing Assistant certification. Candidates must have at least one year of experience as a CNA and hold an AHA Basic Life Support - CPR certification.

high schoolprofessional certificatePatient CareInfection ControlProfessional CommunicationBasic Life SupportInterdisciplinary CollaborationVital Signs MonitoringPatient DocumentationPatient TransportSkin Integrity MaintenanceColostomy Maintenance

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located.
Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care and women’s health.
It is the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley.
Additionally, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
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.
Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment and Improvement Program, legal, safety, environmental, infection control standards and Patient's Bill of Rights.
Documents and performs all activities of daily living or as directed by the registered nurse for other patient care needs.
Performs basic patient care procedures in accordance with the established plan of care, as appropriate and complies with safety and infection control policies and initiatives.
Provision of patient care includes but is not limited to: vital signs, circumcision care, cord care, assist with maintenance of skin integrity, maintenance exercise, passive range of motion, assist with placement of mask/cannula and tubing, bed baths and showers, oral care, reinforces grooming, dressing, shower and bathing techniques, colostomy maintenance; turning patients, transfers to and from bed, toilets and showers, deliver, set up and collect food trays and nourishment's, reinforces nutrition education and feeding techniques.
Enhances the patient experience by using AIDET, HEAT and positive professional communication.

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