The County of Los Angeles

NURSING ATTENDANT II

The County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

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NURSING ATTENDANT II

Salary

$50,376.00 - $53,184.00 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

Y5100T

Department

HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date

11/06/2023

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Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

EXAM NUMBER:

Y5100T

FILING START DATE:

November 7, 2023 at 8:00 A.M., PT

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject toclosure without prior notice.

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS

EXAMINATION.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers, four (4) acute care hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

For additional information regarding DHS, please visit

MISSION

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:

Provides prescribed care to patients in an inpatient care unit.

Essential Job Functions

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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 and providing assistance in changing position in bed, furnishing bedpans and urinals, and giving baths, shampoos, and back rubs.
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Performs a limited prescribed range of technical nursing tasks, such as collecting urine, stool, and sputum specimens, monitoring the physical condition of patients and reporting changes to the charge nurse, measuring, and recording patients' food and liquid intake and output, taking and recording vital signs, and recognizing manifest signs of anxiety, stress or indications of change in emotional state of behavior.
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Provides limited therapeutic services for patients as directed by a charge nurse or physician, such as turning and positioning patients to prevent pressure sores and to facilitate drainage, applying hot or cold compresses, applying bandages, giving baths, administering oxygen, giving bowel and bladder training.
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Maintains a sanitary environment for patients by cleaning up minor spills, washing and cleaning bedpans, urinals and emesis basins, cleaning bathtubs and hydrotherapy tanks, cleaning up operating rooms after use, and washing as well as cleaning instruments/equipment such as catheters or tubings.
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Performs support tasks, including but not limited to taking inventory and replenishing ward supplies such as thermometers, gloves, and needles, inspecting, folding, packaging and sterilizing dressings, and assisting in patient admission, transfer and discharge by listing and making distribution of clothing and valuables, and performs incidental clerical tasks.
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Helps patients as may be required in all the usual activities of daily living such as eating, brushing teeth, dressing, and undressing, and eliminating.
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Carries on prescribed structured interaction with patients which is designed to provide an environment in which behavioral modification may take place; observes and reports patient's response.
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Protects patients and staff by intervening in ward disturbances, calming agitated patients and restraining combative patients.
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Communicates with patients and members of their families and with members of the hospital staff in a manner conducive to achieving and maintaining a patient environment which is free of stress and emotional tension.
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Administers passive exercises to or helps patients to perform exercises and activities prescribed by a physician, licensed therapist, or registered nurse; assists patients in sitting up, getting out of bed, and ambulating.
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Encourages patients to resuming normal functioning at a pace in keeping with their capability.
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As an incident to other duties described above, escorts patients to outside clinics, schools, recreational therapy, and other pertinent approved off-site locations.
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Assists physicians in performing medical procedures positioning and draping of patients such as but not limited to restraining patients during procedure and passing instrument/supplies to the physician as requested.
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Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Six months of experience as a Nursing Attendant/Nursing Assistant in a ward or clinic -AND- completion of a training assignment* or a training program** recognized by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in Nursing Attendant work.

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A current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) issued by the American Heart Association. ***

CERTIFICATE(S) AND LICENSE(S) INFORMATION:

*For this examination, training assignments may include but are not limited to Unit Orientation, Annual Department of Health Services (DHS) Competency, or Annual Skills Validation.

**The training program certificate you provide will be verified on CDPH website at

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***Possession of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) issued by the American Heart Association. is required to qualify.

Please ensure the Certificates and Licenses section of the application is completed. Provide the title(s) of your required certificate/license(s), the number(s), date(s) of issue, date(s) of expiration and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required license as specified in the Selection Requirements.

Applicants must attach a legible copy/image of their certificates to their application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the application date. Applications submitted without the required evidence of certifications will be rejected.

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted. Additionally, to receive credit for license(s) and/or certification(s) in relation to any desirable qualifications, the license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach documents to your application, you may email the documents to Luz P. Pascual at seven (7) calendar days of filing online or your application will be rejected. Please include your full name (as it appears on your application), the exam number, and the exam title in the email message.

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.

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.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

An evaluation of training and experience based upon application information, desirable qualifications, and supplemental questionnaire responses weighted 100%.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher in the examination to be added to the eligible register.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION:

Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess additional year(s) of experience as a Nursing Attendant/Nursing Assistant in a ward or clinic beyond the Selection Requirements.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be added to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates on the eligible register will appear in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.

Applicants who are successful in this examination and are added to the eligible register may not apply for and compete in this examination for twelve (12) months following the date of being placed on the eligible register. Applications received before expiration from the eligible register will be rejected.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

You may be required to verify your email address when logging in to the Government Jobs portal of the County's employment website. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Utilizing theVERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements to serve as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the

Requirements. Comments such as "See Résumé" or referencing other unsolicitedmaterials/documents will not be considered as response; in doing so, your application will be rejected.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet theREQUIREMENTS.Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job.Do not group your experience.For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.If your application is incomplete, it will berejected.

Please note that the Department of Health Services requires applicants to show that they perform the specified duties listed in the postedSelection Requirementsas theirprincipalwork activity.It is recommended that you provide your work experience using statements that provide the following three components:ACTION/S you took, the CONTEXT in which you took that/those action/s, and the BENEFITthat was realized from that/those actions. Include specific reference to the impact you made in the positions you have held.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employees have a Social Security Number.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):

The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (323) 914-6365

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE: (800) 735-2922

DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Annette Abrom, Exam Analyst

E-mail:

HR ESC Phone Number: (213) 288-7000

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at

Revised January 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere (

The information you provide on this Supplemental Questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please be as specific as possible and include all information as requested. Comments such as "see resume" will not be considered as a response. Please note that all information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal.

I understand the above information and/or instructions,

Do you have six (6) months experience as a Nursing Attendant/Nursing Assistant in a ward or clinic?

NOTE: If yes, provide the following information for each employer in which you gained this experience.

a) Name and Address of Employer

b) Position/Title

c) Dates of Employment: (MM/YYYY) to (MM/YYYY)

d) Numbers of Hours Worked per Week

e) Detailed Description of Duties

This employment history MUST appear in the main application to be considered.

If no experience, indicate "No experience."

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Have you completed a training assignment related to Nursing Attendant/Nursing Assistant work? (For this examination training assignments may include but are not limited to Unit Orientation, Annual Department of Health Services (DHS) Competency, or Annual Skills Validation.) NOTE: If yes, be sure to attach a legible copy/image of the certificate of completion to your application at the time of filing or provide a copy to the exam analyst within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online at Be sure to include your name as it appears on your application, the exam title, and the exam number.

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Have you completed a training program recognized by CDPH? NOTE: If yes, be sure to attach a legible copy/image of the certificate of completion to your application at the time of filing or provide a copy to the exam analyst within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online at Be sure to include your name as it appears on your application, the exam title, and exam number.

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Do you have a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate for Healthcare providers (CPR & AED) issued by the American Heart Association? NOTE: If yes, be sure to attach a legible copy/image of your BLS to your application at the time of filing or provide a copy to the exam analyst within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online at Be sure to include your name as it appears on your application, the exam title, and exam number.

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Many important notifications including test invitations and results notices will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add and to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail. Applicants have the ability to opt-out of emails from L. A. County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices. It is the applicant's responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence.

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION.

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