Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (Santa Rosa)
Northern California Behavioral Health System
Santa Rosa, california
POSITION TITLE: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
REPORTS TO (TITLE): Director of Nursing or designee
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care to all patients with physical and emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports therapeutic milieu, ensures safety and well-being of patients and carries out general nursing assistance necessary to treatment of adolescents, adults, or older adult patients as assigned. The CNA along with the Mental Health Technician are the primary employees responsible for the safety of the unit milieu. Environmental safety rounds are required each shift and ongoing safety assessments, including securing contraband found within the milieu, will be completed by the Certified Nursing Assistants or Mental Health Technicians. Safety Observations are required to be documented and recorded in the patient’s medical record as ordered...