Certified Nursing Assistant*
County of San Bernardino, CA
Location
Colton, CA | United States
Job description
Salary : $34,548.80 - $44,803.20 Annually
Location : Colton, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 24-14045-01
Department: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Opening Date: 01/01/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
The Job - APPLY TODAY FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is recruiting for
Certified Nursing Assistants who provide services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients throughout the hospital. Duties include: assisting with general bedside nursing care such as bathing, shaving, dressing, and feeding patients; ambulating, repositioning and transporting patients; taking vital signs; assisting healthcare staff with dressing changes and procedures; changing bed linens and observing patients and reporting changes in patient conditions to a nurse in charge. Nursing Assistants in behavioral health will assist with the care of severely mentally ill, emotionally disturbed or mentally disabled patients requiring specialized care and treatment. In addition, Nursing Assistants may provide one-to-one or one-to-two direct patient observations to ensure patient safety.
Official Title: Patient Care Assistant. For more detailed information, refer to the official San Bernardino County
Patient Care Assistant job description.
ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Located on a beautiful 70-acre campus in Colton, California (50 miles east of Los Angeles),
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a state-of-the-art, public/nonprofit,
456-bed, university affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health and accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital houses a regional burn center serving four counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono and Inyo), a comprehensive stroke center, level I trauma center and a freestanding in-patient behavioral health center. Additionally, ARMC operates five community-based, primary care clinics and over 40 specialty care outpatient services. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the adjacently located California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM), the Inland Empire's newest medical school. To learn more about our hospital, click
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Modified Benefit Option (MBO): This benefit option provides full-time employees in
eligible classifications the opportunity to earn a higher hourly rate of pay (above base pay).
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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Differential: Incumbents assigned to ARMC Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit may receive inpatient assignment compensation of $1.50 per hour.
Availability: ARMC is a twenty-four hour facility; applicants must be available to work all shifts, including weekends and holidays, depending on the needs of the department. Indicate shift availability on the appropriate place on the application.
Appointments: We are currently hiring for
R egular, Per Diem, and Extra-Help positions. Per Diem and Extra help positions are paid at a higher salary and are in the Unclassified Service which serve at the discretion of the appointing authority. These positions participate in the County's Part-time Seasonal Temporary (PST) Deferred Compensation Plan and do not earn any other benefits. Candidates selected for Per Diem or Extra-Help positions are not precluded from being considered for full-time positions and may remain on the list for full-time employment.
Certifications: Must possess and maintain Healthcare Provider level Basic Life Support certification. Depending on the area of assignment Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) certification may be required. MAB training will be provided.
Working Conditions: The work environment may involve exposure to assaultive and combative patients, hazardous and infectious materials, and communicable diseases.
Vaccination Requirement: Per the December 24, 2021 updated CA State Public Health Officer Order, all workers who provide services or work in facilities described in subdivision (a) of the order, including clinics and doctor offices, must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition, CDPH Public Health Officer Orders updated on February 22, 2022 requires all workers in health care settings currently eligible for boosters, who provide services or work in the impacted facilities must be "fully vaccinated and boosted" for COVID-19 by March 1, 2022. Workers may be exempt from the vaccination requirements under section (1). View the full order here: The entire All Facilities Letter notifying of updates to the Public Health Order is available at the following link:
AFL 21-34.3 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Personnel (HCP). Vaccination Exemptions: Upon hire, candidates will be required to submit proof of vaccination including the booster dose or request an exemption from the vaccination and booster requirements based on either religious belief or medical reasons.
Minimum Requirements Candidates must meet both the Certification and Experience requirements: CERTIFICATION: Must possess and maintain Healthcare Provider level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
-AND- EXPERIENCE: - Option 1: Six (6) months of recent (within the past five (5) years) full-time work experience involving bedside care of patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation hospital or professional setting.
-OR- - Option 2 : Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant program within the past two (2) years.
Desired Qualifications Bilingual candidates and those willing to work in the acute behavioral health setting are highly desired.
Selection Process There will be a
competitive evaluation based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to include as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible.
Application Procedure : Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis and the recruitment may close at any time. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.
To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.
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online application guide , or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the computer or browser used to submit the application.
EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the
Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.
Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans' Preference points. Click here for information and instructions to request Veteran's Preference points.
Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process .
Craft, Labor & Trades Unit The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.
For a summary of benefits, please click
Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at
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Instructions: The information from your complete County Application and the Supplemental Questions below will be used to determine whether applicants meet the minimum requirements for this position, and will provide the basis for a
competitive evaluation with other candidates in the selection process. It is to your advantage to provide complete, organized and detailed responses to each question. Do not refer to a resume.
All work experience listed on the Supplemental Questionnaire must also be listed in the "Work Experience" section of your County Application in order to be evaluated. - I have read and understand the above statements.
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Certification: Do you possess a current Healthcare Provider level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification?
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Experience: Do you possess six (6) months of recent (within the past five (5) years) full-time work experience involving bedside care of patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation hospital or professional setting?
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Education: Have you completed a Certified Nursing Assistant program within the past two (2) years.
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Experience: Indicate the amount of full-time work experience you possess (within the past five (5) years) involving bedside care of patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation hospital or professional setting.
- 3 or more years
- 2 to 3 years
- 1 to 2 years
- 7 to 11 months
- 6 months
- No experience
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Experience: Indicate below the types of facilities that you have worked in providing bedside care (These facilities must be listed in your work history in order to be considered for experience purposes).
Note: Internship/externship and volunteer experience is not considered qualifying work experience. - Acute Care Hospital
- Non-Acute Care Hospital
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Rehabilitation Hospital
- Professional Setting
- Other
- None
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Experience: Indicate below the types of duties you have performed as a Nursing Assistant:
- Taking Vital Signs
- Prepare Patients for Examinations
- Assisting Staff with Treatments
- Wound Dressing Changes
- Bathing
- Shaving
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Ambulating
- Repositioning
- Observing Behavior
- Reporting Changes
- Transporting
- Assist with Admitting or Discharging
- None
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Nursing Assistant Assignment Preference: Vacancies occur throughout the inpatient units and inpatient Behavioral Health units. If you have an assignment preference, indicate your preference below.
- I am interested in positions assigned to the inpatient units only
- I am interested in positions assigned to inpatient behavioral health only
- I am interested in positions assigned to inpatient units and inpatient behavioral health units
- None of the above
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Full-Time, Part-Time, Extra Help, and Per Diem Availability: Please indicate your availability for Full-Time, Part-Time, Extra Help or Per-Diem, Nursing Assistant positions. (Check all that apply). Note: Part-Time Nursing Assistants receive pro-rated benefits as described in this announcement. Extra Help and Per Diem, Nursing Assistants are not Regular Positions within the County, and there should be no expectation of guaranteed hours or continuous employment.
- I am interested in Full-Time Regular positions
- I am interested in Part-Time Regular positions
- I am interested in Extra Help positions
- I am interested in Per Diem positions
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).
- I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above.
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.
- I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.
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