Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA; Nursing; Santa Rosa
Listed on 2026-02-08
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Mental Health
ABOUT US:
Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.
ABOUT US:
Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.
Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH) is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care.
Conveniently located in the North Bay, SRBHH serves adolescents and adults. We treat both mental health and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions.
POSITION TITLE: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
PAY RANGE: $
REPORTS TO: Chief Nursing Officer
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care to all patients with physical and emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports therapeutic milieu, ensures safety and well-being of patients and carries out general nursing assistance necessary to treatment of adolescents, adults, or older adult patients as assigned. The CNA along with the Mental Health Technician are the primary employees responsible for the safety of the unit milieu.
Environmental safety rounds are required each shift and ongoing safety assessments, including securing contraband found within the milieu, will be completed by the Certified Nursing Assistants or Mental Health Technicians. Safety Observations are required to be documented and recorded in the patient's medical record as ordered by the psychiatric provider or under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) maintains knowledge of, participates in further training provided, and understands the potential risks regarding occupational health hazards (e.g. blood borne pathogen exposures)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Grooming and bathing patients with low mobility
- Preparing each patient's room with necessary items such as blankets, pillows, medical equipment and toiletries
- Helping patients with meals and intake
- Making sure patients have regular meals
- Monitoring vitals and behavior and reporting them to the nursing and medical staff
- Transferring patients with low mobility from wheelchair to bed or wheelchair to toilet or shower chair and vice versa
- Turning or adjusting patients in bed to prevent bedsores
- Participate in treatment planning
- Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths
- Collecting and recording data on client behavior and progress
- Assists in creation and implementation of behavioral intervention plans
- Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior
- Provides input into discharge planning
- Participate in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring patients' progress
- Communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of treatment team
- Maintains communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients' interests
- Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program
- Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities
- Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment
- Provides input during shift report
- Accompany and transport patients as assigned
- Orient new patients to unit, program, and milieu
- Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living, when congruent with the patients' treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level
- Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients
- Participates in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit, enforces the level system or other methods of behavior management
- Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation
- Carry out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care and department and organization operations
- Complete orientation and competency assessments as required for position
- Participate in activities enhancing professional growth and development
- Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards. Performs related duties, as requested
Education/Licensure
- High school, GED, or equivalent required
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required
- Pursuit of a college degree in an applicable field of study preferred
- Current CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification (or obtained within 30 days of hire)
- Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program as approved by the CNO
Experience:
- High school level reading and writing skills; legible handwriting
- Current certification in the prevention and management of aggressive behaviors and verbal…
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