Job Description

Make a difference every single day at Cedars-Sinai!

We hire Certified Nursing Assistants as Clinical Partners at Cedars-Sinai. Here you’ll work in Medical Surgical Areas delivering excellent care to our patients in collaboration with our world-class nursing staff. Both day and night shifts are available. You will be required to work every other weekend and some holidays.

As a Clinical Partner you will assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population.

Under the direction a licensed care giver, and after education and demonstration of competency, performs a variety of direct patient care activities or tasks specific to the unit/needs of the patient population.

In this role you will:

Assist patients with activities such as eating, walking and personal hygiene.

Record and report vital signs

Dispense/retrieve bedpans, and remove urinary catheters.

Perform procedures such as dispensing/retrieving bedpans, using skin care products/pressure relieving devices and applying anti-embolic hose.

Report observations and outcomes of activities performed.

Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills when working with customers, and take responsibility for handling problems or complaints.

Support team effort by completing assignments in a timely manner.

Maintain a productive and harmonious work environment, following safety standards and maintaining competency requirements.

Demonstrate the ability to function in a fast paced, high-volume team environment with frequent interruptions.

Improve the accuracy of patient identification by using two identifiers when transporting patient between units/departments.

Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls by observing patient for risk of falling and taking action to prevent patient falls.

Help prevent health care acquired infection by following current CDC hand washing guidelines and Cedars-Sinai isolation policy

Maintain competency skills in providing care for special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Identify safety concerns in the age-related population and institute additional measures to provide a safe environment; additionally, you'll identify developmental milestones in the age-related population.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent

Full command of the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient to carry out the duties identified in this job description.

Knowledge of therapeutic positioning techniques preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

Basic Life Support Certification (BCLS) Approved by the American Heart Association

Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Required

CA Class A or B Commercial Driver License

Experience:

Meet the specialty-specific competencies and education for the assigned area.

Demonstrate a commitment to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.

COACH Program Only - One year experience driving passenger van, tractor-trailer, bus, or similar vehicles.

Meet criteria and protocols for Clinical Partners.

One year of previous experience in an acute care facility, (hospital or medical center) or long-term-care hospital (convalescent, skilled nurse facility or physical rehabilitation center).

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.

Req ID : 7612

Working Title : Clinical Partner/Certified Nursing Assistant - Cancer Center Infusion - 8 Hour Days

Department : Cancer Center Infusion

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Nursing

Job Specialty : Nursing

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 10 hour

Base Pay : $21.66 - $32.49

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.