Nursing Assistant (Cert), Medical and Surgical Care, Part-Time, (36 Hour Week), Days

ABOUT MARINHEALTH
Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.

Company:

Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range:

$34.83 - $41.99

Work Shift:

12 Hour (days) (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Job Description Summary:

The purpose of this role is to provide for the care needs of the patient with a focus on those treatments and services, which do not require state licensure. This care team member will provide for the hygiene, personal care, and activities of daily living, assist with tray passing and transport of patients, as needed, and measuring and recording vital signs. Some Nursing Assistants may do EKG tests. Some Nursing Assistants may also perform clerical support functions.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:

Job Specifications:

Education:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred

Experience:

• A minimum of one year (1040 hours) of experience as a Nursing Assistant; in an acute-care hospital or skilled nursing facility is preferred. Enrollment in a registered nursing program with completion of at least the first year of clinical instruction may substitute for the required experience.

License and Certifications:

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) required at hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required at hire.

• Integrative Agitation Management (IAMTAC) required within 30 days of hire.

Prerequisite Skills:
Ability to read, speak, write clearly and legibly, and understand and follow English verbal and written instructions
Ability to establish priorities and follow through on assigned tasks
Ability to communicate clearly, and work tactfully and effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, team members and other hospital staff
Knowledge of medical terminology
Ability to learn current in-house computer systems
Ability to work effectively as a team member and contribute positively towards the goals of the team and the organization
Maintain a calm demeanor while working in an atmosphere of conflicting demands

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria):
Age specific criteria vary amongst departments

• (X) Infants: Birth up to 1 year

• (X) Toddlers: 1 up to 3 years

• (X) Preschool Children: 3 up to 6 years

• (X) School Age Children: 6 up to 12 years

• (X) Adolescents: 12 up to 18 years

• (X) Early Adults: 18 up to 45 years

• (X) Middle Adults: 45 up to 61 years

• (X) Late Adults: 61 up to 80 years

• (X) Late, Late Adults: 80 years and up

Employees in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned service area.

Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance):
Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Essential (Not Modifiable)

• Obtains, records, and reports vital signs, body measurements, weights, intakes and outputs, and other patient data

• Provides hygiene, ADL, comfort and safety measures for the patients

• Provides routine assistance with positioning, ambulation, and transfers

• Assists with simple respiratory therapy treatments for patients

• May perform bedside EKG's and specimen collection

• Prepares patient for OR, diagnostic tests and transport, and assists licensed staff with simple procedures

• Provides troubleshooting and set up of equipment and assists other team members with treatments and procedures

• Sets up, observes, records, and removes traction. Maintains traction equipment and supplies

• Responds to Code 2000 on assigned unit

• Attendance at all mandatory classes and in-services per unit and hospital standards; for example, Mock Code, TB Testing, Safety Quiz

• Transports patients when necessary

• Passes patient meal trays when necessary

• Demonstrates competence in unit specific skills

• May be assigned to perform clerical support functions at the nursing station as determined by departmental shift-to-shift needs.

Secondary (Modifiable)

• Other duties as assigned

Accommodation:

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at View phone number on aiapply.co or View email address on aiapply.co .

C.A.R.E.S. Standards:

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Health & Immunizations:

To protect employees, patients, and our community, MarinHealth requires measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment (and annually thereafter). COVID-19 vaccination/booster remains strongly recommended. Medical or religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Compensation:

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills, experience, qualifications, and internal/market equity, consistent with MarinHealth’s compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.

Equal Employment:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status, and any other classifications protected by federal, state, and local laws.