Essential duties involve performing basic personal care services, such as monitoring vital signs, assisting with hygiene, and facilitating resident movement and exercises. The role also requires monitoring client behavior, alerting healthcare staff to concerns, and documenting care as directed by nursing staff.
Requirements summary
Minimum requirements include a current valid California State Nursing Assistant certification or equivalent, and a high school diploma or equivalent education. Preferred qualifications include at least one year of CNA/HHA experience in a large residential facility within the last two years, strong clinical skills, and fulfillment of mandatory requirements like TB testing and CPR certification.
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Job description
Essential Job Duties include, but are not limited to
Perform basic personal care services such as take/record temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food/fluid intake and output; changing non-sterile dressing, and massaging.
Provides residents' personal hygiene, and assisting with travel to the showers.
Conduct and/or assist residents with range-of-motion exercises and movement to wheelchair or activity areas.
Monitor client behavior and alert appropriate health care members to crises/concerns.
Implements and documents safe, therapeutic, and efficient care as directed by nursing staff.
Answer signals or intercom to determine residents’ needs; and uses designated communication mechanism for patients with impaired hearing, speaking skills, or language barriers.
Support the psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural needs of the residents’.
Attend and participate in staff training, staff meeting, and staff developments activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Current valid CA State Nursing Assistant certification or equivalent as required.
Education: High school graduate or equivalent.
Other Preferred Qualifications (will be prioritized)
A minimum of one (1) year nursing/CNA/HHA services in a large residential care facility within the last two (2) years highly preferred. Applicants with this qualification shall be prioritized.
Strong clinical care skills, including systematic assessment, planning, evaluation, monitoring, patient/ family education and documentation in accordance with Title 22 requirements.
Fulfillment of TB Test, fingerprinting, First Aid, CPR, and any other mandatory State/Federal requirements upon hire.
Capable of performing general procedural nursing duties.
Ability to safely lift &/or move patients on occasion when needed.
Demonstrates service-oriented behaviors in all interactions with patients, members, physicians, staff and visitors that include culturally sensitive good manners, respect, and polite communications.
Must have demonstrated skills to read and write with the ability to interpret written instructions and effectively communicate to co-workers, other health care team members, and clients.
Uses good judgment and available information to resolve issues.
Is flexible and can adjust to shifting priorities.
Strong commitment to the philosophy, goals, & mission of RAMS in providing community-based, culturally competent, and consumer-guided mental health services to the community.
Commitment to engaging in professional development activities such as trainings, continuing education seminars, case conferences, and reviewing up-to-date material, etc., as related to treatment strategies for the population of BSARF.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively, function independently, and interact professionally with a diverse, multi-cultural, and interdisciplinary staff of all levels.
Applicants with ability to provide bilingual & culturally competent services in other languages (primarily Cantonese, Mandarin, or Spanish), HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY due to the nature of the populations served by this position.
