Certified Nursing Assistant Template (San Lorenzo)

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides hands-on personal care, comfort, safety, mobility assistance, nutrition and hydration support, vital-sign and intake/output data collection, behavioral-health observation, structured activity support, and objective documentation for residents in a medical-primary, psychiatric-secondary congregate living environment. 

The CNA supports residents with chronic medical conditions and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses while promoting dignity, independence, recovery, resident rights, and a safe home-like environment. When assigned and trained, the CNA may function in a support, Mental Health Worker, or Activities role. The CNA remains accountable for reporting resident changes and completing assigned CNA responsibilities under licensed-nurse direction. 

Core Duties and Responsibilities - All CNA Levels 

• Direction of Care, Scope, and Resident Rights


• Personal Care and Activities of Daily Living


• Mobility, Positioning, and Safety


• Nutrition, Hydration, and Elimination Support


• Vital Signs, Measurements, Observation, and Documentation


• Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Support


• Support, Mental Health Worker, and Activities Assignments


• Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Support


•  Infection Prevention, Environmental, and Dietary Support


• Medication-Related Boundaries


• Emergency Response, Incident Reporting, and Mandatory Reporting


• Other Duties Within CNA Scope and Competency

Minimum Qualifications 

• Active and unrestricted California Certified Nurse Assistant certificate issued by the California Department of Public Health. 


• High school diploma or equivalent preferred unless otherwise permitted by law and company policy. 


• Current Basic Life Support or CPR certification appropriate to the assignment. 


• Required health screening, tuberculosis clearance, criminal-record clearance, and any facility-specific employment clearances. 


• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand information necessary for safe care, documentation, emergency response, and communication. 


• Completion of required orientation, annual training, continuing education, and competency validation. 


• Prompt disclosure of certificate lapse, restriction, suspension, revocation, investigation, exclusion, criminal matter, or other condition that may affect eligibility to work. 

Shift: NOC shift every other weekend. 11:00 PM -7:30 AM.