Job Description

Overview

Founded in 1926 Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Glendale California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including its award winning heart center the colorectal surgery institute a gastrointestinal program and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.

Responsibilities

Meet the team!!!!

Interested in meeting with one of our Recruiters or Hiring Managers. Come in to Glendale Memorial Wednesday, 3/29/23 from 10-2. 1420 South Central Ave, Glendale CA 91204 to discuss our CNA opportunities. Hope you can join us.

As a Patient Care Assistant, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities.

Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You’re diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. You know we’re all continuously trying to become better care providers, and you’re eager to learn. 

Check-in with the outgoing CNA's at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.
Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.
Assist patients with ambulating as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall.
Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.
Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after.
Change bed linens, check patients’ weight, other tasks as assigned each day.

Qualifications

Preferred acute care or long term care experience.
Ability to complete job related communication and arithmetic testing.
Basic Cardiac Life Support card (American Heart).
Current California Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) Certificate
Position is represented by CHEU