Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Ortho

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey.

• Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse (RN)
• Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes in the hospital policies or practices
• Participates in orientation of new staff as needed
• Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence with hospital’s policies and procedures
• Maintains competence in practice
• Participates in quality improvement programs
• Provides skin care and hourly rounding to all assigned patients
• Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served
• Orients patients to room/unit and ensures, patient communication, white boards are complete
• Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well
• Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs, which are outside of the scope of practice, to the appropriate personnel
• Adheres to hospital attendance/tardiness policy
• Attends all required education
• Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients
• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner
• Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld
• Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained
• Obtains and records vital signs, patient weight, activities of daily living, intake and output
• Notifies RN and documents changes in patient’s appearance or behavior
• Applies telemetry leads and troubleshooting if working on telemetry monitoring unit
• Proficient with braces and specialized equipment utilized by patients
• Assists in monitoring mental health patients
• Other duties as appropriately assigned by unit director

• High School Diploma or GED
• California Nursing Assistant Certification upon hire and to be maintained at all times
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) completed within 90 days of hire
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work with staff, patients and families
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance.