NURSING ATTENDANT IPrint (overnmentjobs.com/lacounty/job_bulletin.cfm?jobID=2929921&sharedWindow=0)ApplyNURSING ATTENDANT ISalary$31,320.00
– $39,469.20 AnnuallyLocationLos Angeles County, CAJob TypeFull timeDepartmentHEALTH SERVICESJob NumberY5098D+ Description+ Benefits+ QuestionsPosition/Program InformationTYPE OF RECRUITMENT:Open Competitive Job OpportunityEXAM NUMBER:Y5098DFILING START DATE:12/17/20 at 8:00 A.M.
(PT)This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICESThe Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation.
Through its integrated system of 27 health centers and four hospitals
– and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.2 billion.
For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov.
DHS leads the County’s effort to provide health services to the residents of Los Angeles County, of which approximately two million are uninsured.
DHS hospitals also conduct post-graduate medical education through university affiliations for interns, residents and fellows to train the physician workforce for tomorrow.MISSIONTo advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:Positions allocable to this class perform one of the following two assignments:Nursing care of stable and basically well and normal newborn infants and children of preschool age:Nursing Attendants I in this assignment are assigned to hospital nursery wards and nursery facilities and day care nurseries of County hospitals or other health facilities.
Infants and children of preschool age cared for by such positions may be suffering minor injuries or distress; however, children who become very ill or unstable are cared for by others.
In this assignment, Nursing Attendants I are responsible for providing a safe, caring and comfortable environment for infants and children in their care.Basic nursing care of adults, children and adolescents in an inpatient setting:Nursing Attendants I in this assignment are assigned to wards housing at least some patients who are chronically ill but who are stable and require some bedside care and the observation and reporting of behavior and manifest signs of their physical condition.
Patients who are acutely ill or unstable or who require extensive or specialized treatment are assigned to other nursing personnel for care.
Positions in this class may also move patients from one hospital area or ward to another and assist in moving patients from beds to stretchers.In either assignment Nursing Attendants I are responsible for performing specific nursing care tasks defined for them in a nursing plan.
The plan for such care is specified in detail for each patient by a registered nurse or physician and methods for providing this care are prescribed.
Within this context positions in the class are responsible for maintaining a planned environment that is physically and emotionally conducive to patient comfort and safety.
To do this, the worker furnishes personal services such as assisting patients in grooming, hygiene and feeding; gives reassurance and other emotional support to the patients; accompanies or transports patients to clinic, therapy, recreation and other off-the-ward activities; and monitors patients’ condition and taking vital signs and observing and reporting patient symptoms and behavior.
Because many patients require help in meeting their needs, much of the work of many positions in this class involves long periods of standing and walking and some stooping lifting.Essential Job Functions+ Monitors condition of patient while being moved and reports any manifest change in condition to a registered nurse or physician.+ Takes and records temperature, pulse and respiration of patients, and reports adverse vital signs or observed abnormal stress or discomfort.+ Helps patients as may be required in all of the usual activities of daily living, such as eating, brushing teeth and dressing and undressing, and eliminating.+ Moves patients on beds or stretchers from one ward to another or to operating or examining rooms.+ Contributes to patient comfort and well-being by rearranging bedding and changing linen, serving and removing meal trays and responding to requests for personal services, such as filling water containers, making mechanical adjustments of bed, providing assistance in changing position in bed, furnishing bedpans and urinals, and giving shampoos and back rubs.+ Assists physicians by positioning and holding patients for examination or treatment.+ Turns and positions patients and places supports to prevent pressure sores.+ Assures a safe and sanitary environment for the patient by cleaning up minor spills in kitchen and dining areas, by making beds, cribs and bassinets, and by maintaining ward, sleeping quarters and recreational areas in a clean and orderly condition.+ Encourages ambulatory patients to participate fully in their own dressing, feeding, and hygiene.+ Supervises children in recreational activities and social relationships.+ As an incident to other duties described above, escorts patients to outside clinics, schools, recreational therapy sites and other activities away from the ward or nursery.RequirementsSELECTION REQUIREMENTS:1.
Certification as a Nursing Assistant by the State of California.*-AND-2.
Certification issued by the American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.**PHYSICAL CLASS: IV
– Arduous: Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working on irregular surfaces; and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:License(s) and Certificate(s) Required:*To compete in this examination process, applicants must have current certification as a Nursing Assistant by the State of California -OR
– have an equivalent certification issued by a State Government Board within the United States of America.
The required certification must be current and unrestricted; a conditional, provisional, probationary, or restricted certification will not be accepted.Applicants who are not certified as a Nursing Assistant by the State of California but have an equivalent certification issued by a State Government Board within the United States of America at the time of filing may compete in this examination; however, the names of such candidates will be withheld from the certification list pending receipt of the required certification by the State of California.Applicants must ensure the License and Certification Section of the application is completed.
Provide the title of your required certification, the certificate number, date of issue, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency for the required certification as specified in the Selection Requirements.AND**Applicants must attach a legible photocopy of their current Certification issued by the American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program to their application.
If you are unable to attach required document, you must e-mail the documents to Teresa Ruocco at TRuocco@dhs.lacounty.gov, within 15 calendar days of filing online.
Please include the exam number and the exam title.A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.Additional InformationEXAMINATION CONTENT:This examination will consist of a multiple-choice test weighted 100% which will assess achievement, following instructions, patient focus, and professional potential.Candidates must meet the Selection Requirements and receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the weighted part of the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible register.WRITTEN TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.Applicants will receive instructions via email on when and how to log on and take the online unproctored written test.Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application.
It is important that applicants provide a valid email address.
Please add truocco@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.TRANSFER OF SCORESApplicants that have taken identical written test part(s) for other exams within the last 12 months, will have their written test responses for the identical test part(s) automatically transferred to this examination.This examination contains test parts that may be used in the future for new examinations.
Your scores will be transferred to the new examination and may not be allowed to re-take any identical test parts for at least 12 months.TEST PREPARATIONStudy guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests.
While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.+ An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at: acounty.gov/.
Please click on “Find a Job” and then “Job Search Toolkit.” Test Preparation Information is located under the “Employment Test Assistance” section.+ Additional practice tests are available at: hldirect.com/practice_tests.htmlELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:Applications will be processed on an”as-received” basis and those receiving a passing score will bepromulgated to the