- Location
- Garrison, ND, US
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Certified Medical Aide, you will help our clinical team and patients navigate their daily visits so they can receive efficient, high-quality, and compassionate care. Every day you will proactively manage patient flow and chart preparation. You will be expected to support the provider throughout the full patient visit cycle, from pre-visit intake to post-visit follow-up. To be successful in this role you must demonstrate a high level of clinical accuracy, exceptional customer service skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment.
- Patient Intake & Orientation: Facilitate smooth unit admissions by orienting patients to their rooms and accurately recording initial assessments, vital signs, weight, and clinical data in the electronic health record
- Clinical Monitoring: Perform and document routine vital signs, weight, intake/output, and meal consumption percentages, ensuring all data is captured accurately in the system
- Safety & Identification: Strictly adhere to patient safety protocols by verifying identity prior to all procedures and promptly responding to signal lights for all unit patients.
- Specimen Collection: Collect, label, and process biological specimens and drainage collections according to facility procedures and nursing directives
- Personal Care & Hygiene: Provide comprehensive daily living assistance, including bathing, grooming, oral care, and feeding, while immediately reporting any status changes or concerns to the nursing staff
- Environmental Maintenance: Maintain clean, orderly, and safe patient environments by managing linens, organizing belongings, and ensuring rooms are prepared for patient comfort
Job Requirements
Required
- Must be certified by the ND Department of Health as CMA II meeting the requirements of the NDAC 33-43-01-14 or 33-43-01-15
Where You’ll Work
CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison includes the services of a 22-bed critical access hospital, a 26-bed skilled nursing facility, an attached rural health clinic, and an Emergency Department that is available 24 hours a day. We offer many outpatient services, including physical therapy, radiology services, laboratory services, cardiac rehabilitation, and IV treatments. Since opening in 1952, CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison has been dedicated to serving the residents of Garrison and the surrounding rural communities. The hospital is equipped with 4 emergency rooms, on-site lab, radiology, CT and physical therapy services. Our patients have access to 24/7 emergency care, swing-bed program, and acute care services.