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Tenet Desert is seeking a CNA for a job in Palm Springs, California. Job Description & Requirements

Specialty:

CNA Discipline:

CNA Duration:

Ongoing 36 hours per week Shift:

12 hours Employment Type:

Staff Up to $1,250 Sign-On bonus based on experience!

Desert Regional Medical Center

is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and Level I Trauma Center with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department.

Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

General Duties:

The nursing assistant provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Access to all Patient Health Information is for treatment purposes only.

Shift: Nights

Hour: Department Specific Duties:

· Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse or Clinical Manager/Charge Nurse

· Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients

· Performs bedside hand off at all times

· Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served

· Orients patients to room/unit and ensures, patient communication white boards are complete

· Provides skin care and hourly rounding

· Organizes and provides care based on priority of patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.

· Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs which are outside of the scope of practice to the appropriate personnel

· Obtains and documents vital signs, patient height & weight, activities of daily living and intake and output promptly and appropriately

· Notifies RN and documents changes in patient’s condition, appearance or behavior

· Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well

· Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence to hospital policies, protocols and procedures

· Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained

· Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld

· Reports potential crisis situations or unsafe conditions to the nurse in charge

· Performs customer service with competence, compassion and respect and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner

· Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes

· Participates in quality improvement programs

· Participates in orientation of new staff as needed

· Maintains competence in practice as required by facility

· Adheres to hospital attendance and punctuality policy

· Attends all education required by the facility or the director

· Proficient with braces and equipment utilized by patients for activities of daily living

· Assists in monitoring mental health patients

· Other duties as assigned by unit director Tenet Desert Job ID #2503009491-2. Posted job title: CNA Telemetry Part Time Nights Why Vivian Health?

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