Job Description
Job Description
Star Nursing has Urgent Needs for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in San Diego County, CA
Position: CNA – Inpatient Float Pool
Facility Type: General Acute Care Hospitals / Medical Centers
Location: San Diego County, CA – Multiple Hospital Locations
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: Per Diem / Open-Ended / 0 - 24 Hrs. Weekly
Total Needs: 7 CNAs
Available Shifts:
- 4 CNAs – PM Shift: 3:00 PM–11:30 PM
- 3 CNAs – NOC Shift: 11:00 PM–7:30 AM
Float Requirement: Must be willing and able to float between all assigned San Diego-area hospital locations
Pay Rate:
Local: $28/hr.
Job Description: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Acute Inpatient Float Pool
The CNA provides direct patient care under the supervision of an RN or other licensed nursing professional in an acute care hospital setting. As part of the float pool, the CNA may work across different inpatient units and hospital locations based on staffing needs.
Responsibilities include assisting with activities of daily living, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, vital signs, specimen collection, patient transport, documentation, patient safety, and promptly reporting changes in patient condition to the nursing team.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist licensed nursing personnel in providing direct patient care under the supervision of an RN or Charge RN
- Float between assigned inpatient hospital locations and units based on staffing needs
- Adapt to varying patient populations, workflows, and unit needs while maintaining safe and consistent patient care
- Perform hourly rounding and support fall-prevention and patient-safety programs
- Assist with safe patient mobility, transfers, repositioning, and use of appropriate lift or transfer equipment
- Use patient mobility alarms and other safety devices as directed
- Follow isolation precautions, infection-control requirements, and appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Assist patients with activities of daily living and personal hygiene, including oral care, bed baths, showers, perineal care, skin care, morning/evening care, and linen changes
- Provide patient comfort measures as assigned
- Assist with catheter care within CNA scope of practice
- Assist with meals, snacks, fluids, and patient feeding as directed by the RN
- Measure and document patient weight using appropriate equipment
- Transport patients to procedures, diagnostic areas, other hospital units, or discharge areas as directed
- Assist with approved patient-care equipment, compression devices, and patient-transfer equipment
- Obtain and accurately document vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, orthostatic blood pressure, pulse oximetry, height, and weight
- Measure, record, and/or empty output from drainage devices and closed drainage systems as assigned
- Perform bladder scanning when assigned, trained, and within established scope
- Collect permitted specimens, including clean-catch urine specimens, and transport specimens appropriately
- Assist patients with coughing and deep-breathing exercises
- Perform oral pharyngeal suctioning when authorized, trained, and within CNA competency
- Clean patient-care equipment and maintain supplies as directed
- Accurately document collected data and completed patient-care activities according to hospital policy
- Record intake and output, calorie counts, vital signs, flow-sheet data, and other required patient information
- Observe patients for abnormal signs, symptoms, or changes in condition
- Immediately report recognized abnormalities, patient concerns, or changes in condition to the assigned RN
- Communicate professionally with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare team members
- Maintain patient privacy, confidentiality, dignity, comfort, and safety
- Provide age-appropriate care based on the patient population assigned
- Follow facility policies, procedures, infection-control practices, safety standards, and regulatory requirements
- Perform other patient-care and unit duties within CNA scope of practice as assigned
Requirements – 1st Step
- Active California CNA Certification (Candidate must disclose whether their license/certification has ever been investigated or suspended)
- Current AHA BLS — signed copy of front and back; if using an AHA RQI eCard, include verification/code
- Copy of Driver's License
- Copy of Social Security Card
- 2 current supervisor references
- Current CNA skills checklist
- Up-to-date resume following Kaiser resume guidelines
- Must be comfortable working in an acute care inpatient hospital environment
- Must be willing and able to float between all assigned San Diego-area hospital locations
- Must be flexible with unit assignments based on staffing needs
- Must be available for the selected Day, Evening, or Night shift
Requirements – 2nd Step
- Statement of Good Health / Physical: signed by an NP, MD, or PA and valid within 365 days; must indicate the clinician is fit for duty/no work restrictions.
Hepatitis B:
- Declination, or
- 2-dose HEPLISAV-B series, or
- 3-dose Recombivax/Engerix-B series plus positive antibody titer
- If titer is negative, booster or declination after titer
- MMR: For Mumps, Rubella, and Rubeola — 2 MMR vaccines or positive IgG titer; negative titer requires boosters
- Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive IgG titer; negative titer requires boosters
- Tdap: vaccine within the last 10 years or declination
- Influenza: seasonal vaccine or seasonal declination during the applicable flu period.
- Respirator Medical Clearance: must include the PLHCP signature and indicate the clinician is medically cleared to wear a respirator/be fit-tested
- Respirator Fit Test: valid within 365 days. Acceptable fit mask models for (SCAL): 3M 1870+, 3M 1860 and 3M 1860S, Halyard 46727 (regular) and Halyard 46827 (small),
TB:
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- either: 2 negative skin tests — one within 365 days and one within 730 days — or
- QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot plus a TB screening questionnaire
- If prior positive TB: proof of latent-TB history, chest X-ray within 1 year, and annual TB questionnaire
- LGBT Training Certification
- Required facility exams and competency modules
- Must be able to pass background check and drug screen
Kaiser Resume Guidelines – Required
- Resume must be current and include all relevant CNA and patient-care experience
- Resume must include at least 7 years of work history, or the candidate’s complete work history if less than 7 years
- Each employment entry must include the position title, unit/department, facility name, city/state, employment dates, and full-time/part-time status with hours worked
- Resume must identify the type of clinical setting worked in, such as acute care hospital, skilled nursing, extended care, or outpatient
- Acute care and inpatient experience must be clearly identified, when applicable
- Patient care, ADLs, vital signs, mobility, safety, and inpatient experience must be clearly documented on the resume.
- If the candidate floated between multiple units, the resume must identify the units worked and the amount of time spent in each area
- All employment gaps must be clearly explained
- If employment dates overlap, the resume must include the number of hours worked at each facility during the overlapping timeframe
- Any changes in role, title, unit, department, or level within the same facility must be clearly reflected
- EMR experience should be included, when applicable
- Resume must include complete education information, including start date and month/year of graduation
- Resume must include California Address.
- Clear copies of certifications listed on the resume must be available upon request
- Candidate’s name must match across all identification, certification, education, and supporting documents
If you meet the above requirements, please forward a current resume ASAP.
One of our healthcare recruiters will review your resume and contact you with the next step.
\nCompany Description
Star Nursing is a healthcare staffing agency with thousands of nationwide opportunities. Travel, direct hire, and temporary positions available, highest rates in the industry!
Company Description
Star Nursing is a healthcare staffing agency with thousands of nationwide opportunities. Travel, direct hire, and temporary positions available, highest rates in the industry!