Nursing Assistant - Per Diem - Nurse Float Personnel

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Nursing Assistant - Per Diem - Nurse Float Personnel (Finance)

The Riverside University Health System's (RUHS) - Medical Center seeks a Nursing Assistant - Per Diem to join our team in Moreno Valley to support the Nurse Float Personnel Division. Under supervision, assists professional nursing personnel or other professional healthcare providers in providing basic patient care and treatment in a per diem employment capacity; observes patients via video monitoring equipment from a remote location;

performs nonprofessional nursing duties in the care of physically and mentally ill patients; performs other related duties as required. The Nursing Assistant is an entry level classification and typically reports to appropriate supervisory or management level nursing staff. Incumbents may be assigned to any outpatient clinic or inpatient nursing unit across the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) or within the Department of Public Health.

Per diem personnel are distinguished from regular employees in that they receive additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits and work assignments are flexibly scheduled or on an on-call basis.

Copies of your Nursing Assistant/EMT Certification and AHA BLS/CPR card must be uploaded to your profile as an attachment at the time of submitting your application to be considered. If you are having difficulties uploading your required documents, please email them to disgomez.

• Provide basic bedside nursing care to assure comfort and cleanliness of patients; take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; bathe, shave, feed, and dress patients and assist those capable of self-care.
• Collect, test and record results of routine specimen examinations; provide patients with bedpans, remove and clean them, and record intake and output of patients.
• May assist in the administration of such treatments as suctions, soaks and enemas; give and empty sitz baths; assist doctors or professional healthcare providers with IVs, pelvic exams, spinal taps, or other medical procedures.
• Assist patients in getting into and out of bed and wheelchairs; lift or assist in lifting, restraining and positioning patients; may set up fracture equipment and assist doctors in applying casts and braces.
• Clean and sterilize instruments, dressings, supplies, and utensils; transport patients to and from units.
• Maintain renal dialysis equipment; prepare and transport bodies to morgue; may clean restrooms; set up oral hygiene trays.
• Observe and report unusual behavior of patients through Unit chain of command; may accompany and attend mental patients in therapy sessions, court appearances or daily living routines, including social and recreational activities.
• May provide patient transportation in the absence of Medical Transportation Technician; assist in admission and discharge of patients from unit; go on ambulance runs as necessary.
• Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the use of Ava Sys Telesitter Solution software.
• Verbally redirect patients via a 2-way radio from engaging in at risk behaviors; summon nursing staff if a patient requires assistance, nonresponsive to verbal commands, or can no longer be viewed on the video monitor.

Education: Successful completion of the education required by the State of California to obtain the necessary valid license/certifications as indicated below.

License/Certifications (Must possess one of the following):

• Valid Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) issued by the State of California
• Valid Paramedic license issued by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority
• Valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification approved by the State of California

Other Requirements: Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate issued by the American Heart Association is required.

Temporary Assignment Program (TAP): Current CNA Certification, Paramedic license or EMT Certification must be maintained while in TAP employment.

Knowledge: The principles, methods and techniques of basic patient care and safety; patient vital signs, basic medical terminology; safe patient handling techniques, including lifting, positioning and transfer methods.

Ability: Read, write and speak the English language; learn the principles, methods and procedures of basic patient care; learn hospital and/or clinic routines and techniques; perform bedside nursing care in an understanding and sympathetic manner; follow oral and written directions; keep simple records; apply proper body mechanics in lifting and moving patients.

Schedule: In a 6-week scheduling period, includes 2 shifts a week with 4 mandatory weekends.

• Day Shift: 7:00 am - 7:30 pm
• Night Shift: 7:00 pm - 7:30 am

Work schedule and/or Shift Times subject to change upon operational needs.

Salary Range: $27.59 hourly; $4,783.33 monthly; $57,399.93 annually

Per Diem Nursing Assistant Differentials:

• Evening Shift Diff (3:00 pm - 11:30…