Nursing Assistant

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial 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 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary: The Nursing Assistant for the Telemetry Department (4Tth Floor West) Is expected to perform duties in alignment with the mission and policies of the organization. To include:

• Perform duties in support of and in compliance with the performance improvement plan, Joint Commission and other licensing, accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Provide care for patients of newborn through geriatric ages. Assist with activities of daily living.
• Provide basic care to non-acutely ill patients.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment. All activities are under the direction and supervision of a licensed nurse. 

Requirements:

• Nurse Assistant certification OR completion of a nursing fundamentals class and are currently enrolled in nursing school OR a graduate from a nursing program,
• American Heart Association BLS,
• Ability to communicate clearly in English (verbal and written)
• Work at a fast pace in an active work environment, and the ability to Stand and walk for prolonged periods of time required.
• 1-2 years of acute care experience is preferred.

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.