UC/NA

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1961, Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is a 65-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including, emergency care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has the only inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Center between Salinas and Santa Barbara.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Unit Clerk/Nurse's Aide, you will provide essential support to the nursing team, ensuring continuous, vigilant patient monitoring, and fostering collaborative relationships for quality healthcare services.Every day you will proficiently use the H.I.S. computer system, serve as a unit representative, greet patients, maintain census logs, and support team members in the care of adult patients. You will also actively build collaborative relationships across disciplines.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient care, meticulous attention to detail for monitoring, and proficiency in healthcare information systems. You will take responsibility for your competency, continuously evaluate performance, and stay informed of developments in nursing and your clinical specialty.

• Demonstrates basic patient-care skills, including but not limited to patient hygiene (bathing, grooming, oral and perineal care, backrubs, etc.)
• Measures vital signs, weights, and I&O accurately.
• Safely ambulates, lifts, moves and transports patients as delegated.
• Positions patients and performs range of motion exercises.
• Reports observations regarding patient status to the RN.
• Demonstrates proper aseptic technique

Job Requirements

Required

• Acute care experience within the last two years. or Nurse assistants/unit clerks without acute care experience within the last two years will be considered on an individual basis
• Completion of unit clerk class or Equivalent work experience
• Certified Nursing Assistant: CA CNA
• Basic Life Support - CPR BLS, within 30 Days