Certified Nursing Assistant

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides hands-on personal care, comfort, safety, mobility assistance, nutrition and hydration support, vital-sign and intake/output data collection, behavioral-health observation, structured activity support, and objective documentation for residents in a medical-primary, psychiatric-secondary congregate living environment.

The CNA supports residents with chronic medical conditions and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses while promoting dignity, independence, recovery, resident rights, and a safe home-like environment. When assigned and trained, the CNA may function in a support, Mental Health Worker, or Activities role. The CNA remains accountable for reporting resident changes and completing assigned CNA responsibilities under licensed-nurse direction.

Core Duties and Responsibilities - All CNA Levels

• Direction of Care, Scope, and Resident Rights
• Personal Care and Activities of Daily Living
• Mobility, Positioning, and Safety
• Nutrition, Hydration, and Elimination Support
• Vital Signs, Measurements, Observation, and Documentation
• Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Support
• Support, Mental Health Worker, and Activities Assignments
• Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Support
• Infection Prevention, Environmental, and Dietary Support
• Medication-Related Boundaries
• Emergency Response, Incident Reporting, and Mandatory Reporting
• Other Duties Within CNA Scope and Competency

Minimum Qualifications

• Active and unrestricted California Certified Nurse Assistant certificate issued by the California Department of Public Health.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred unless otherwise permitted by law and company policy.
• Current Basic Life Support or CPR certification appropriate to the assignment.
• Required health screening, tuberculosis clearance, criminal-record clearance, and any facility-specific employment clearances.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand information necessary for safe care, documentation, emergency response, and communication.
• Completion of required orientation, annual training, continuing education, and competency validation.
• Prompt disclosure of certificate lapse, restriction, suspension, revocation, investigation, exclusion, criminal matter, or other condition that may affect eligibility to work.

Shift: NOC shift every other weekend. 11:00 PM -7:30 AM.