Certified Nurse Assistant

Sonoma Specialty Hospital, as the county's only Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, is dedicated to caring for patients that require an extended acute care stay due to severe illness or catastrophic injury. We accept patients from the ICU, Step-Down and Telemetry units of partner hospitals and continue their care for as long as 45 days. This care focuses on the challenges of getting patients off of ventilator support, healing severe wounds, aiding their recovery following surgical procedures, and providing rehabilitation to speed their return to daily life. Our Hospital provides ICU, Surgical, and Step-Down care with dialysis, multi-specialty therapies and ongoing planning for the patient's transition back home or into a lower level of care. Please contact us with any questions, and welcome to Sonoma Specialty Hospital.

Job Summary :

Under the supervision of nursing manager, the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) assists Registered Nurses to provide quality nursing care to patients. Patient care duties may include traction set up, vital signs, reporting intake / output, weights, and interdepartmental transports.

Education and / or Experience

• CNA certification required.
• BLS certification required.

Experience Required :

• One year's experience as CNA, Emergency Room Technician, or EMT in acute care preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to the following) :

• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each patient's ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Attending to the individual needs of patients. Examples include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements.
• Is knowledgeable of individualized care plans and provides support to patients according to their care plan.
• Maintains the comfort, privacy, and dignity of patients in the delivery of services to them. Interacts with patients in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
• Assists in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment; reports environmental deficiencies such as lighting or equipment problems.
• Performs various tasks assigned by the nurse manager, including checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying creams / ointments, and collecting specimens.
• Lifts, moves, and transports patients, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
• Practices careful and efficient use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedures for patient charge items.
• Completes certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies.
• Performs all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures, including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves were indicated and proper disposal of soiled materials.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Has initiative in organizing work and completing assignments.
• Cooperates with staff to maintain a well-organized department.
• Always demonstrates professional decorum.
• Is willing to accept direction from the team leader.
• Maintains tactful and cheerful relationships with patients and visitors. Must use tact in dealing with relatives and friends of patients, including respecting patient confidentiality.
• Must read, speak, write, and comprehend English.
• Computer skills required. Basic math knowledge, including addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

Safety Requirements :

Employees are responsible for all aspects of the hospital safety and health program including compliance with safety rules and regulations, remedying unsafe working conditions, and for continuously practicing safety while performing duties. Sonoma Specialty Hospital policy prohibits employees with patient contact or those who prepare products for patient use from wearing artificial nails.

Physical Demands :

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Movement within hospital complex environment.
• Ability to write by hand, use keyboard and mouse extensively to perform general office functions.
• Ability to communicate by speech and hearing continuously.
• Must have visual acuity near and far (20 inches to 20 feet), depth perception, field of vision, ability to focus on an object, ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and walk.
• Ability to grasp, hold and pick up and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds (periodic lifting of supplies or equipment).

It is the policy of Sonoma Specialty Hospital not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.