Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will be a cornerstone of patient care, directly contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery by providing essential support under RN direction.Every day, you will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the patient's plan of care as a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, upholding the highest standards of conduct and patient well-being.To be successful in this role, you must possess a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication skills, a meticulous approach to patient support, and an unwavering commitment to our mission of dignified, high-quality healthcare.
- Demonstrates ability to assess/interpret age-specific data.
- Encourages involvement of patient/family/significant other in decision making related to plan of care.
- Maintains a safe patient environment: a. puts side rails up b. ensures patient floor is clean/dry prior to patient ambulation c. maintains a neat and orderly patient environment d. reports safety concerns to licensed nurse e. monitors visitors/visitor control f. ensures that call light is within patients' reach g. ensures that basic necessities are within patients reach.
- Contributes to patient safety: a. fall risk (side rails, wheelchair brakes, use of patient walker/cane, patient footwear) b. Choking risk (listens for and responds to sounds of choking. c. reports safety concerns to licensed nurse d. proper use of restraints.
- Demonstrates self-safety.
- Performs the 8 behaviors of hourly rounding and documents on the log sheet.
Job Requirements
Required
- Certified Nursing Assistant: CA
- Basic Life Support - CPR
Preferred
- Experience in medically related field
- High School Graduate or GED