Nursing Assistant (Non-Certified) - Float Personnel

Prime Healthcare

Anaheim, California

You'll help with daily living activities and provide basic care for non-critical patients, under an RN's direction.

Posted Oct 9 · Applications close Oct 9, 2027

Shift and hours: Rotating
Unit and setting: OR · Hospital provides basic nursing care to non-critical patientsnon-critical patients
Term: Per Diem

Do you qualify?

Certification: BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hireAfter hire · within 30 days of hire Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Also asks: Enrolled in RN school, first semester completed Current enrollment in RN school and successful completion of first semester required.
Also asks: Knowledge of medical terminology Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.

Preferred

Certification: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate upon hire, preferred.
Experience: Six months' acute care hospital or physician's office experience Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.

What it pays

Pay reviews: Starting pay set by skillset, experience, education and credentials

The role and schedule

Day to day: activities of daily living assists with activities of daily living
Day to day: basic nursing care provides basic nursing care to non-critical patients
Floating: float personnel Nursing Assistant (Non-Certified) - Float Personnel
Hours stated: Variable
Details: 219-bed acute-care hospital is a 219-bed acute-care hospital

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Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! West Anaheim Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1964, West Anaheim Medical Center is a 219-bed acute-care hospital dedicated to providing the community with high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Key services include general medical and surgical inpatient care and treatment, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, comprehensive heart center, and diagnostic imaging. For more information visit www.westanaheimmedctr.com.

Responsibilities

The Nursing Assistant is an unlicensed non-certified assistive person who assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to non-critical patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in the charge of the team and/or unit.

Qualifications

Education, experience, training

Current enrollment in RN school and successful completion of first semester required.2. Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate upon hire, preferred.3. Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current.4. Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.5. Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.

Pay Transparency

West Anaheim Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $26.04 to $26.04. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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Per Diem

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Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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Privacy Notice for California Applicants: https://www.primehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Notice-at-Collection-and-Privacy-Policy-for-California-Job-Applicants.pdf

What's around it?

In Anaheim, CA

Anaheim, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% above the US average

Median rent: $2,175/mo
Household income: $95,227/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Anaheim, CA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals typically land in the Platinum Triangle (modern apartments in the newest triangle of development off California Route 57, with transit and nightlife) or the Anaheim Resort Area. Families and higher earners look to Anaheim Hills—hillside planned and often gated homes, trails, top schools, and the city’s lowest crime—or East and Northeast Anaheim as a quieter, more affordable family alternative. West Anaheim and South Anaheim are the value tier: older homes, smaller apartments, and condos well below Hills or Triangle prices; Downtown Anaheim / The Colony Historic District (inside North, East, South, and West Streets) mixes late-19th- and early-20th-century houses, newer lofts, and walkable dining. Named areas also on local “best of” lists include Southwest and Southeast Anaheim, The Summit, Westmont, and East Center Street; Reddit locals add looking near Brea, Placentia, or Fullerton and staying close to work.

Young professionals typically land in the Platinum Triangle (modern apartments in the newest triangle of development off California Route 57, with transit and nightlife) or the Anaheim Resort Area. Families and higher earners look to Anaheim Hills—hillside planned and often gated homes, trails, top schools, and the city’s lowest crime—or East and Northeast Anaheim as a quieter, more affordable family alternative.

West Anaheim and South Anaheim are the value tier: older homes, smaller apartments, and condos well below Hills or Triangle prices; Downtown Anaheim / The Colony Historic District (inside North, East, South, and West Streets) mixes late-19th- and early-20th-century houses, newer lofts, and walkable dining. Named areas also on local “best of” lists include Southwest and Southeast Anaheim, The Summit, Westmont, and East Center Street; Reddit locals add looking near Brea, Placentia, or Fullerton and staying close to work.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: crystalcoastmovingcompany.com Source 2: exprealty.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: quora.com

Getting aroundInterstate 5 is the spine for most Anaheim commuters toward Los Angeles or South Orange County; central freeway access is a commonly cited plus, while North OC traffic and congestion around Disneyland and Angel Stadium are the matching minus. Most people drive (Walk Score 56, Bike Score 52, Transit Score 34); Orange County and LA County buses run, and Amtrak and Metrolink trains stop near Angel Stadium. John Wayne Airport is about 15 miles from the city center. These sources do not name hospital campuses or parking rules, but neighborhood and Reddit advice is consistent: live close to the workplace rather than counting on a painless cross-city drive.

Interstate 5 is the spine for most Anaheim commuters toward Los Angeles or South Orange County; central freeway access is a commonly cited plus, while North OC traffic and congestion around Disneyland and Angel Stadium are the matching minus. Most people drive (Walk Score 56, Bike Score 52, Transit Score 34); Orange County and LA County buses run, and Amtrak and Metrolink trains stop near Angel Stadium.

John Wayne Airport is about 15 miles from the city center. These sources do not name hospital campuses or parking rules, but neighborhood and Reddit advice is consistent: live close to the workplace rather than counting on a painless cross-city drive.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsAnaheim Hills is the outdoor address, with parks, trails, and a quieter hillside setting than the freeway-adjacent west. The city maintains dozens of parks, including Anaheim Cove Park, and the 60-mile Santa Ana River Bike Trail runs through Anaheim from Huntington Beach to Riverside County. A 2024 roundup counters that green space is still limited compared with larger California cities—smaller neighborhood parks rather than big open space. The Pacific is about 20 miles away, so beach time is a drive, not a walk from most addresses.

Anaheim Hills is the outdoor address, with parks, trails, and a quieter hillside setting than the freeway-adjacent west. The city maintains dozens of parks, including Anaheim Cove Park, and the 60-mile Santa Ana River Bike Trail runs through Anaheim from Huntington Beach to Riverside County.

A 2024 roundup counters that green space is still limited compared with larger California cities—smaller neighborhood parks rather than big open space. The Pacific is about 20 miles away, so beach time is a drive, not a walk from most addresses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: crystalcoastmovingcompany.com Source 3: rent.com

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Anaheim is Orange County’s most populous city—about 346,000 people across 50 square miles, 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles and roughly 20 miles from the Pacific—and it is not one neighborhood. Disneyland, Honda Center (Ducks and concerts), Angel Stadium, and the convention center make it OC’s entertainment capital, with a multicultural food and brewery scene downtown and in The Colony. Young professionals often land in the Platinum Triangle’s modern apartments or the Resort Area; families who can pay choose Anaheim Hills for schools, trails, and the city’s lowest crime, or East/Northeast Anaheim as a quieter, cheaper alternative. West and South Anaheim trade newer housing for older homes and condos at lower prices. Tradeoffs are real: I-5 and Disneyland-area traffic, year-round tourist crowds, inconsistent schools outside magnets like Oxford Academy, and safety that varies block by block (Anna Drive is a named problem pocket). Median homes run about $900,000–$950,000, with one-bedrooms around $2,200. Locals say stay close to work, use Metrolink near Angel Stadium when you can, and treat the Santa Ana River Bike Trail and Anaheim Cove Park as your green-space lifeline.

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Sources

Source 1: crystalcoastmovingcompany.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: pods.com

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Anaheim, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.