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Observation Unit Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Job ID: 2503030859 Date posted: 10/27/2025 Facility: Desert Regional Medical Center
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Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Description

Up to $2,500 Sign-On bonus based on experience

General Duties:

The nursing assistant provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Access to all Patient Health Information is for treatment purposes only.

Shift: Days

Job type: Full Time

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Responsibilities:

Department Specific Duties:    

•    Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse or Clinical Manager/Charge Nurse
•    Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients
•    Performs bedside hand off at all times 
•    Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served
•    Orients patients to room/unit and ensures, patient communication white boards are complete
•    Provides skin care and hourly rounding
•    Organizes and provides care based on priority of patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.
•    Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs which are outside of the scope of practice to the appropriate personnel
•    Obtains and documents vital signs, patient height & weight, activities of daily living and intake and output promptly and appropriately

Qualifications

Required:

•    High School Diploma or GED
•    California Nursing Assistant Certification upon hire and to be maintained at all times
•    Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support
•    Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) completed within 90 days of hire and maintained
•    Excellent customer service skills
•    Ability to work with staff, patients and families
•    Good oral and written communication skills
•    Ability to work in a dynamic environment
•    Ability to use computer for documentation

Preferred:
Previous Experience in similar setting

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Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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Pay Range: $24.00 - $24.00 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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