Certified Nursing Assistant California State Prison, Corcoran

Job Title

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 20, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3.00 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

This is a limited term position which may be extended or become permanent. Under the supervision of the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) II/III, Correctional Facility (CF), and the clinical direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), CF and other members of the licensed nursing team, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performs patient care activities and related nonprofessional health care activities for patients in a variety of treatment facilities and health care settings. As directed and in collaboration with the nursing care team, the CNA is primarily responsible for performing basic nursing care procedures such as assisting patients with physical care, activities of daily living, ensuring patient safety, and suicide watch activities including suicide precaution and restraint monitoring. The CNA is responsible for addressing the ongoing needs of patients, working with the licensed nursing staff and other health care providers, and promoting the efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of health care resources.

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is $4,840.00.

• This position is limited term for 12 months with the possibility of being extended up to 24 months and/or becoming permanent.
• This recruitment is for Limited Intermittent (L.I.E.) Registered Nurse. This position will be limited to 1500 hours per fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) and will be used on an on-call as needed basis with no guarantee of hours or a certain shift.
• All hours worked (e.g., regular shifts, training, sick leave, vacation, and holiday hours) count toward the 1500-hour maximum.
• Intermittent time base is Positive Pay. Payroll for Positive Pay employees is issued from attendance report after close of pay period and is paid by the 15th of the following month.
• LT/INT staff is not eligible for health benefits, regardless of their hours of work (Per PML 2013-030).

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.