**Overview**
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the areas only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.#bakersfieldRN
**Responsibilities**
**Position Summary:**
Assist the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational nurse in providing comprehensive patient care. Anticipate patient need for cleanliness and comfort. Assure all assigned activities are performed in a timely and complete manner.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Requirements:**
+ HSD/GED or 2 years equivalent work experience
+ Nurse Assistant certification OR completion of a nursing fundamentals class and are current enrollment in an accredited nursing school OR a graduate from an accredited LVN or RN nursing program
+ BLS (American Heart Association)
+ CNA or completion of their fundamentals class and are currently enrolled in an accredited nursing school
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
**Pay Range**
$23.00 - $25.66 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.