Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

BTL Technologies, Inc.

LOCATION: Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

OUR CLIENT

The VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System (VAGLAHS) provides health care services at 11 locations in a 5-county area of southern California. Facilities include our West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and our Sepulveda VA Medical Center. There are 9 community-based outpatient clinics in Arcadia, Bakersfield, Commerce, Lancaster, Los Angeles, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Maria. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Greater Los Angeles health services page.

• Location: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca 90073

• Full Time – Various Shifts and Days

• Base Pay:

  • $22.00/hour for an 8‑hour shift
  • $25.67/hour average for a 12‑hour shift (includes overtime after 8 hours/day)

• Additional Earnings:

  • $5.09/hour for up to 40 hours per week
    • Can be used to offset health insurance premiums, or
    • Deposited into the Team Member’s 401a account

POSITION DESCRIPTION :

These positions are located within Nursing Service at the Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System. This is for Acute Care, Medical and Surgical Units. As a Nursing Assistant, you will function as a member of the Nursing Care Team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of Veteran patients who are in an acute, sub-acute or chronic state of illness.

• Monitor vital signs and perform EKG, upper airway suctioning and routine diagnostic tests to patients,
• Assist physicians and nurses in the care and treatment of the ill receiving medical, surgical, psychiatric or outpatient treatment.
• Assist physician and nurse in the performance of diagnostic examinations by setting up various types of complex medical equipment, e.g., respirators, surgical wound suction equipment, and traction, etc.
• Assist physician in a variety of diagnostic examination such as lumbar puncture, minor surgical procedures, pap smears, bone marrows, and insertion of chest tubes.
• Report the observations of the changes in patient behavior, bodily complaints, and the condition of acute or chronic phase patients such as excessive vomiting, bleeding, type and amount of drainage, skin integrity and patency of airway.
• Recognize emergency situations and intervene while awaiting assistance.
• Enter specific information onto the patients' records or charts.
• Identify and report data relative to more complex patient situation including subtle changes in patients' behavior or condition.
• Teach patient and family member the necessity to continue the procedures for proper health care and after-care instructions. Performs patient care duties, ranging from routine to moderately specialized within patient care units.
• Answers patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Collects specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Communicates with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Documents or reports observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Gathers information from caregivers, nurses or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Measures and records food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output and reports changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Observes or examines patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
• Provides physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities.
• Records patient's weight, vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pule or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Exercises patients who are comatose, paralyzed or have restricted mobility, turn or reposition bedridden patients.
• Explains medical instructions to patient and/or family members.
• Follows safe patient handling guidelines when lifting or moving patient on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables or stretchers.
• Transports specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensures proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel; and
• Participates with nurses in developing and implementing a plan of care.

  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current certification as a CNA by the State Department of Consumer Affairs
• CPR experience and current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified by the American Heart Association preferred
• One-(1) year of direct patient care experience in a hospital or nursing home setting preferred
• Demonstrate a dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues
• Constant standing, walking, lifting, and bending is required. 
• Duties require providing manual assistance in lifting and positioning patients. 
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10 ft.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Must possess ability to recognize and react to emergency patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program required
• A Real ID (REAL ID - Cali DMV) and/or unexpired U.S. Passport required to move through the credentialing process