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Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Certified Nursing Assistant

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSanta Rosa, CA, USA$25 - $29.38 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
  • Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification is required.
  • Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification is required, or it must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
  • Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program completion, as approved by the Chief Nursing Officer, is required.
  • High school-level reading and writing skills and legible handwriting are required.
  • Current certification in the prevention and management of aggressive behaviors and verbal de-escalation skills is required, or it must be obtained within the first 30 days of hire.
  • The ability to maintain professional boundaries is required.
  • The ability to assess routine situations and take appropriate action is required.
  • The ability to set limits for clients and use de-escalation techniques appropriately is required.
  • The ability to follow safety procedures, remain alert to changing situations, and help prevent danger is required.
  • The ability to support activities of daily living and obtain patient vital signs as outlined by the treatment team is required.
  • The ability to respond calmly and quickly to alarms or codes is required.
  • The ability to work directly with inpatient psychiatric registered nurses to ensure unit safety and communicate clinical updates pertinent to patient care is required.
  • The ability to conduct and document 15-minute or more frequent patient rounds, including one-to-one rounds, in a timely manner is required.
  • The ability to perform hall monitor duties in accordance with policy and procedure is required.
  • The ability to work with the nursing team to maintain a safe and therapeutic unit, including appropriate use of a hall monitor, is required.
  • The ability to communicate professionally with patients, families, referral sources, and caseworkers is required.
  • The ability to maintain patient confidentiality is required.
  • Sensitivity and willingness to interact with people from varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds are required.
  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to adapt to scheduling variations, is required.
  • Good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills are required.
  • The ability to maintain an accurate account of time worked and take rest-period breaks according to hospital policy is required.
  • The ability to work in a fast-paced, expanding environment is required.
  • The physical ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations and work amid noise, conversation, foot traffic, and frequent task interruptions is required.
  • The physical ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp is required.
  • The ability to perceive object attributes through touch, including size, shape, temperature, and texture, is required.
  • The ability to communicate spoken information and instructions accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly, is required.
  • Hearing sufficient to perceive sound, with no less than 40 dB loss at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction, is required.
  • The ability to perform repetitive motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers is required.
  • The ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects is required.
  • Visual acuity sufficient to complete administrative and clerical tasks and observe patients is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct care to patients with physical, emotional, or psychiatric disorders; support the therapeutic milieu; ensure patient safety and well-being; and provide general nursing assistance for adolescent, adult, and older adult patients as assigned.
  • Complete environmental safety rounds each shift and ongoing safety assessments, including securing contraband found within the milieu.
  • Document and record safety observations in the patient’s medical record as ordered by the psychiatric provider or under the direction of the registered nurse.
  • Maintain knowledge of occupational health hazards, including bloodborne pathogen exposures, participate in further training, and understand associated risks.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living, including grooming and bathing patients with low mobility.
  • Prepare patient rooms with necessary items, including blankets, pillows, medical equipment, and toiletries.
  • Help patients with meals and intake and ensure they have regular meals.
  • Monitor patient vital signs and behavior and report findings to nursing and medical staff.
  • Transfer patients with low mobility between wheelchairs, beds, toilets, and shower chairs.
  • Turn or reposition patients in bed to help prevent bedsores.
  • Participate in treatment planning and help identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths.
  • Collect and record data on client behavior and progress.
  • Assist in creating and implementing behavioral intervention plans and suggest treatment-plan modifications based on patient behavior observations.
  • Provide input into discharge planning and shift reports.
  • Help implement patient treatment plans by monitoring progress.
  • Communicate information about patient behavior to other treatment-team members.
  • Communicate with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients’ interests.
  • Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent treatment program.
  • Encourage and facilitate patient participation in therapeutic activities.
  • Supervise patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment.
  • Accompany and transport patients as assigned.
  • Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living in accordance with their treatment plans, needs, age, and developmental level.
  • Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment and help maintain the unit’s therapeutic milieu, enforcing the level system or other behavior-management methods.
  • Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
  • Carry out clerical and administrative assignments that support patient care and department and organizational operations.
  • Complete orientation and competency assessments required for the position.
  • Participate in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
  • Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer-service standards and perform related duties as requested.

Desired Qualifications

  • Pursuit of a college degree in an applicable field of study is preferred.
  • Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology and human behavior principles is preferred.
  • Basic knowledge of human growth and development is helpful.
  • Experience with therapeutic limit-setting or understanding of level systems or other behavior-management modalities is helpful.
  • Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living are helpful.

About the Company

Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Operates inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services at two Northern California campuses, Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, with 117 and 144 acute psychiatric beds respectively. Care is provided through a multidisciplinary team that creates individualized treatment plans for adolescents and adults with conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and co-occurring substance use disorders, including 24-hour monitoring and stabilization. As part of Signature Healthcare Services, it connects to a nationwide network of 19 psychiatric hospitals to coordinate broader regional care. The goal is to help patients recover by delivering continuous, patient-centered care within a regional mental health system.

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