Certified Nursing Assistant - Jail Health Services, Career Service

• Assist healthcare personal with medication administration, observation, and preparation.
• Provide functional assistance to patients including bathing, dressing, and eating, lifting or repositioning patients into bed, wheelchairs, etc. 
• Assist in patient flow of clinic, including vital signs and scheduling. 
• Collect and record vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, respirations, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry. 
• Respond to inquiries by phone and in person; monitor and identify patients’ needs and refer to health care professionals, when necessary. 
• Evaluate intake data for health risk factors and program eligibility, using established protocols.
• Interview patients for medical, dietary, and social history. 
• Clean, stock, and setup patient rooms or other care settings, including laundry services and equipment.
• Assist healthcare personnel with laboratory specimen processing and transport. 
• Assist with blood glucose testing. 
• Order, inventory, and maintain clinical laboratory and general supplies. 
• Enter data into electronic health records and other databases. 
• Transport medications and other supplies to and from work site. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

• Possess a Washington State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification in good standing
• Documentation of current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification with AED training required at time of hire. CPR/AED Heartsaver courses do not meet this requirement.
• Washington State Driver’s License or the ability to provide transportation to work locations.
• Successfully pass background, credentialing and pre-employment physical.

Work Schedule: These are 0.8 - 1.0 FTE, career service, fully benefited positions that are overtime eligible. These positions can be on day, evening, or night shift.  The candidate must be able to work all shifts depending on shift availability.  

Work Location: King County Correctional Facility, 500 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 and/or Maleng Regional Justice Center, 620 W James St., Kent, WA 98032.

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To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement. 

Application ProcessThe following items are required to be considered for this vacancy: 

• An electronic application through www.kingcounty.gov/jobs or www.governmentjobs.com (use the "Apply" link) including work history and position duties.
• Candidates must submit a cover letter speaking to why you have interest in working with vulnerable and marginalized populations related to this body of work.
• Responses to supplemental questions.

• The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. For more information on our selection process, please refer towww.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. 
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution. 
• Engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or, 
• Civil or administrative adjudication that the candidate has engaged in the activity described above. 
• PREA standards require that the department consider any incidents of sexual harassment involving an inmate or detainee in determining whether to hire or promote anyone. This is in compliance with PREA and its implementing regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 115, Subpart A, Section 115.17, Hiring and Promotion Decisions.

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, credentialing and pre-employment physical, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment. 
• For more information on our selection process, please refer towww.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visithttps://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en. 
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools; therefore, candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department. 
• If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.