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Certified Nursing Assistant CNA AM* — Glendale Post Acute Center | Nursing Mastery

CNASkilled Nursing Facility

Last seen active Jun 25, 2026

What this might mean for you

Glendale Post Acute Center is long-term care — slower turnover and deeper relationships with the people you look after. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $43k–$48k a year. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.

At a glance: what the posting states

Shift: day
Workplace: Glendale Post Acute Center
Hiring employer: Glendale Post Acute Center

Worth asking

What is the base pay range, and which differentials apply for this shift, unit, weekends, holidays, or call?
Which shifts are open, and what are the weekends, holidays, call, and rotation requirements?
What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
What patient load should I expect, how is floating handled, and what staffing support is typical?

The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.

About this role

Glendale Post Acute Center 125-bed skilled nursing facility located in the heart of Glendale California on Verdugo Road. Prioritizing Certified Nursing Assistants for AM shift. CNA LICENSE REQUIRED. The purpose of your job position is to provide each resident with routine daily nursing care in accordance with the resident's assessment plan, with current federal, state and local standards and regulations that govern the facility, and as directed by your supervisors. Essential duties include answering call lights, ensuring nursing care is provided in privacy, making residents comfortable, assisting in feeding residents, helping residents with daily grooming and bathing, proper lifting and transitioning residents, helping residents sit stand and walk, transporting residents to dining area, timely reporting of change in residents' condition, protecting resident files per HIPAA, abiding with facility policies, following infection and control policies, reporting occupational exposures.

Skills for this role

answering call lightsensuring nursing care in privacymaking residents comfortableassisting in feeding residentshelping residents with daily grooming and bathingproper lifting and transitioning residentshelping residents sit stand and walktransporting residents to dining areatimely reporting of change in residents' conditionprotecting resident files per HIPAAfollowing infection and control policiesreporting occupational exposures

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Completion CNA training from accredited school
Valid CNA certificate number
CNA license
Must be able to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language
Ability to use computer or tablet to enter resident data
HIPAA compliance
Infection control regulations

About the employer

Glendale Post Acute Center

Nursing Home

Glendale Post Acute Center is a 125-bed skilled nursing facility located on Verdugo Road in the heart of Glendale, California. The facility positions itself as a transitional care setting, aiming to provide a homelike environment for residents while focusing on…

125 beds

What reviewers appreciate

Facility provides a virtual tour, suggesting transparency in operations and workplace environment
Clearly defined job descriptions with explicit expectations for nursing staff roles
Active recruitment of nursing staff indicates ongoing staffing investment

What reviewers flag

Very limited publicly available employee reviews, making it difficult to assess workplace satisfaction
Physical demands inherent in skilled nursing facility work including lifting, transferring, and transitioning residents
Job description indicates high responsibility workload with call light response, timely reporting, and multiple resident care duties

Living in Glendale, CA

Glendale sits just north of downtown Los Angeles, offering a blend of suburban calm and urban convenience. The Brand Boulevard corridor anchors the city's dining and entertainment. With Verdugo Mountains trails nearby and major hospital systems in the area, nurses find a balanced lifestyle with reliable career opportunities.

Cost of living in California: 144.8; 45% above the national average
RN pay, California average: $148k; mean annual wage

State-level figures. Becker's Hospital Review (BLS OEWS May 2024 wages · World Population Review 2024 cost index)

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