Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spring Mountain Sahara is currently seeking a dynamic professional to join our team as a Certified Nursing Assistant. (CNA). Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is the clinical staff member who has interaction with patients on a daily basis. They present good communication and observation skills as well as the ability to accurately process and document information. The CNA provides structure and safety to the milieu environment as directed by hospital and unit procedures and manages patient behavior effectively. The CNA instructs, assists, and supervises patients in activities of daily living and provides services that support nurses, teachers, activity therapists, and other departments in various activities.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:

* Maintains safe environment and appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
* Performs daily patient care tasks, including feeding and bathing patients, and cleans patient living areas which may include soiled beds and floor area.
* Escorts patients to events away from the facility such as court or other hearings, Emergency Room or clinician office as necessitated by their physical condition.
* Monitors and evaluates patient participation in client treatment activities.
* Assist in providing therapeutic and/or recreational activities.
* Provides structure and direction for educational groups.
* Respond appropriately to supervisor at all times.
* Able to work on all units as deemed necessary by supervisor.
* Comply with all competencies in a timely manner.
* Attend all mandatory meetings and complete all competencies in a timely manner.
* Documentation for patient observation per protocol.
* Work is demanding both physically and mentally; heavy walking and standing while on duty.

ABOUT SPRING MOUNTAIN TREATMENT CENTER:

Spring Mountain Behavioral Services has provided mental health services to the Las Vegas community since 2001, treating children, teens, adults and senior adults with behavioral health or addiction issues. We offer a supportive and healthy environment with 24-hour care that allows people of all ages to make positive changes in their lives. Our primary location, Spring Mountain Treatment Center, focuses on the stabilization of acute symptoms for patients age 5 to 65, along with select outpatient care programs for teens. Our secondary location, Spring Mountain Sahara, houses our Adult Outpatient and Senior Adult Inpatient programs.

Spring Mountain Sahara is primarily for adults age 55 and over. Sahara offers a continuum of acute, inpatient psychiatric care staffed by a multidisciplinary team specialized in the care of seniors. We treat patients who are struggling with or experiencing emotional, behavioral issues such as depression, abrupt behavior changes or thought disturbances that are significantly interfering with their daily life. Our Adult Intensive Outpatient Program is also run out of our Sahara location.

ABOUT UHS:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked 293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed 275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

* Minimum High School diploma or equivalent required
* Must have an active CNA license from the Nevada State Nursing Board
* B.S/B.A in behavioral health science preferred
* One year of experience in a psychiatric setting/patient care preferred
* Good communication skills, i.e., reading, writing, and speaking
* Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach and stand for long periods of time.
* Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions
* Basic PC knowledge and medical terminology
* Must pass ACE Assessment Test
* New hires are required to attend 1 full week of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
* Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check) and drug screen

EEO STATEMENT:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

NOTICE:

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.