Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant (36 hours per week) at Sonoma Valley Hospital.

• Assist patients with activities of daily living (feeding, dressing, mobilizing) and personal hygiene needs.
• Reposition patients for comfort per protocol and monitor for changes in behavior or condition.
• Take vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, O2 saturation, temperature) and report findings that are not within normal limits to the RN.
• Monitor patient intake and output, notifying the RN of abnormal increases or decreases.
• Document all findings accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain a safe and healing environment by keeping rooms neat, ensuring call lights and alarms are functioning, and following all safety interventions directed by the RN.
• Assist the RN with answering call lights quickly and determine the best way to assist a patient.
• Rounding frequently on patients, ensuring whiteboards are complete and updated, and assisting the team in keeping patient belongings safe and accounted for.
• Provide customer‑service oriented care—exhibit a welcoming and friendly demeanor, answer the phone professionally, and treat all individuals with respect and compassion.
• Maintain a professional personal appearance and demeanor in accordance with SVH policies.
• Support a healthy working environment by volunteering discretionary effort, fostering teamwork, engaging in problem‑solving, and avoiding gossip or negativity.
• Keep workstations free of equipment and clutter, submit work orders for faulty equipment to the appropriate team, and clean and disinfect equipment per SVH Infection Prevention policy.
• Perform hand hygiene before and after every patient interaction and when hands are visibly soiled.
• Report unanticipated events appropriately via the Midas system.
• Practice financial stewardship by not overusing or wasting supplies or linens.
• Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges to support patient flow.
• Maintain personal responsibility for all employment requirements, including a valid CNA license, BLS certification, and annual health and education requirements.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum six months of CNA experience in an acute care setting.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant license from the State of California.
• Basic Life Support certification from an American Heart Association approved agency.
• Basic anatomy knowledge and normal vital sign ranges.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and care for multiple patients flexibly.

Minimum: USD $24.62 Maximum: USD $32.01

• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care
• Location:
  
  Sonoma, CA