Adventist Health Hanford, is one of four medical centers that forms Adventist Health in the Central Valley.
This medical center serves the communities of Kings County.
It provides the following care services: cancer, diabetes, emergency, cardiac catheterization lab, stroke, inpatient and outpatient surgery, orthopedics, and birthing services which includes a neonatal intensive care unit in partnership with Valley Children's Hospital.
Adventist Health Hanford serves the community with 600 physicians, 3,300 associates, and 16 medical residents.
Job Summary:
Provides personal nursing care to the patient under the direction of a licensed registered nurse (RN).
Performs tasks associated with activities of daily living including self-care needs.
Performs routine assigned tasks and reports patients' status and concerns to the RN.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) Health Care Provider certification: Required
Phlebotomy Certification: Preferred in CA and HI
Audiometry and vision training or have a certificate from CHDP: Preferred
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification: Required in CA and HI
Essential Functions:
Performs tasks associated with activities of daily living, including assisting with nutrition and hydration, elimination, personal care, positioning devices, restraints and restorative care.
Takes vital signs including, pulse and blood pressure.
Helps patients with their basic needs, i.
e.
, bathing, dressing and feeding.
Performs a variety clerical duties, which include but are not limited to routing patient reports as appropriate.
Uses organizational skills to keep unit running smoothly and uses prioritization skills to meet deadlines as indicated.
Provides assessment data to certified nurse within the scope of practice (vital signs, patient verbal and nonverbal responses, etc.
).
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients.
Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc.
, as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter.
Medical and religious exemptions may apply.