Certified Nursing Assistance - CNA

Job Description

Job Description

The LAC+USC Recuperative Care Program is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week program with multiple shift positions available, including traditional, swing, and 3rd shift flexibility.

Position Purpose :

Under the supervision of the LVN Supervisor, the CNA has responsibility to engage with patients to assist with daily activities of living within the LAC-USC Recuperative Care Center facility, including helping patients with navigating around the site or community, eating, dressing, and bathing as needed, 24 hours 7 days a week.

Works collaboratively as part of the patient care team.

Principal Responsibilities :

• Performs job functions as prescribed by established policies and procedures within defined scope of education, training and responsibilities.
• Observes and documents patient response to care.
• Reports and records observations of patient conditions.
• Monitor client ability to care for bed pans, urinals, commodes, and empty urine collection bags.
• Assists with patient navigation around the facility for meals, rehabilitative and recreational activities, laundry, and to vans for community appointments.
• Assists with meals as needed.
• Assists patients with hygiene and grooming activities.
• Assist partners within the client care team to support client health and safety.
• Assists in promoting patient safety and environmental cleanliness.
• Assist medical team with obtaining vital signs and weights as needed.
• Documents pertinent patient information, following established policy and procedures.
• Documents accurately regarding observations of patient response to care or physical conditions.
• Documents all data clearly and thoroughly using name and title, date and time.
• Follows all DHS requirements for logging / documenting / reporting patient status.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Responsibility and accountability for adherence to organizational and department standards and policy.
• Observes department guidelines concerning absences and reports absences to LVN Supervisor in accordance with departmental procedures,
• Self-identifies potentially unsafe systems / processes / situations and takes initiative to report to the supervisor,
• Participates in assigned staff and other meetings, for operations and training
• Performs other duties and tasks as may be required or assigned.

Requirements :

• Minimum High School diploma or equivalence
• Licensed as Certified Nurse Assistant in accordance with the laws of the State of California
• Minimum one-year experience in a health care setting.
• Current BLS Certificate from the American Heart Association
• Bilingual English / Spanish a plus
• All JWCH, Wesley Health Centers workforce are recommended to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID -19.

Employee Benefits :

JWCH Institute, Inc., offers competitive salaries for all positions. Employees working 30 hours per week or more are provided a monthly allowance which can be used towards medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums.

The agency offers sick leave and vacation accrual, 13 paid holidays, jury duty pay, mileage reimbursement, employee parking, direct deposit, credit union, and an employee assistance program.

In addition JWCH offers a 401(k) Profit Sharing plan to employees who work a minimum of 1,000 hours per fiscal year.

Wesley Health Centers, JWCH Institute is an equal opportunity employer.