Certified Nurse Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant

The County of San Diego, Health & Health Services Agency (HHSA) has immediate openings for:
Certified Nurse Assistant. This position is eligible for appointment at step 3, $ 45,406.40 annually. County employees are subject to the County Promotion Rule for Step Placement in Accordance with the Compensation Ordinance 1.3.5. Interviews Will Be Conducted on an Ongoing Basis. Future Salary Increase:
June 2026 5.67% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 2.17% Market Adjustment) June 2027 5.17% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 2.17% Market Adjustment)

Certified Nurse Assistant positions work under the supervision of registered nurses (RN s) or licensed vocational nurses (LVN s) to assist with patient care including bathing and feeding, maintaining supplies in a clean and orderly manner, and guiding patients through daily routines. Duties also include: assists with handling confused, agitated, disturbed or combative patients; observes patient behavior and, as needed, reports observations to professional staff;

records observations and documents the patient s condition and progress in the patient s medical record; and assists other staff in setting up and directing recreational activities for patients.

Interested candidates are encouraged to immediately apply. Interviews will take place on Thursday for San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital. Interviews will take place on Tuesdays for Edgemoor. Qualifying applicants will be invited via email to schedule an interview.

Read the complete job description of Certified Nurse Assistant including minimum qualifications, examples of duties, essential functions, etc.

The current vacancies are at the Edgemoor Distinct Part-Skilled Nursing Facility (DP/SNF) located in San Diego s East County suburb of Santee, 655 Park Center Drive, Santee, CA 92071; however, the list established from this recruitment may also be used to fill future vacancies at the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital located at 3853 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110.

The Edgemoor facility provides 24-hour long term skilled nursing care for individuals having complex medical needs who require specialized interventions from highly trained staff. It is a FIVE STAR facility, having received this highest rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and a perfect score for nearly two years. It has been named yearly as one of the top nursing facilities in the USA by US News and World Report since 2012.

The facility has been on a Baldridge quality journey which has involved the actions of each staff member. Over the last seven years, the facility earned the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards for excellence in quality. Of note, since 1996 only 34 facilities in the USA out of 15,600 facilities nationwide have earned this extremely prestigious award.

Edgemoor is a restraint free, smoke free facility and has exceptionally high- quality measures.

The San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital (SDCPH) is a Joint Commission Accredited, publicly funded, free-standing 24-hour psychiatric hospital. It is a locked facility and a component of the San Diego County Behavioral Health Services  continuum of care. The mission of the Hospital is to provide psychiatric evaluation and crisis intervention-oriented acute treatment for adult residents of San Diego County. The goal of the Hospital is to stabilize patients  behavioral health crisis and move ahead to a less restrictive level of care.

Certified Nurse Assistants at the Psychiatric Hospital are assigned to one of two shifts:
Morning (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) or Night (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.)

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