Nursing Assistant Southwest Tower

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.
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One Community. One Mission. One California 

Assist the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational nurse in providing comprehensive patient care. Anticipate patient need for cleanliness and comfort. Assure all assigned activities are performed in a timely and complete manner.

Required Education and Experience:

• Nurse Assistant Certification OR successful completion of a Nursing Fundamentals class and current enrollment in an accredited nursing school OR a graduate from an accredited LVN or RN nursing program.

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• BLS, CNA or completion of their Nursing Fundamentals class and currently enrolled in an accredited nursing school

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training:

Ability to demonstrate respect for people; courteous behavior to fellow employees, patients, their relatives, visitors, and the Medical staff; and follow the core values of the organization. Ability to accept supervision and guidelines and work cooperatively with others. Ability to follow regulations of the Hospital pertaining to job performance, behavior, dress code, and patient care. Ability to be flexible in meeting the needs of varying situations. Ability to ensure that patients' rights are respected.

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.