CNA/CMA III - Pulmonology

McKenzie Health•Watford City, ND

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant will be an advocate for the patient’s needs by collaborating with both the patient and their care team to ensure that the patient receives the high level of care. As a Medical Assistant, you can look forward to creating strong bonds with your patients and co-workers and have multiple opportunities for growth and development. We are also seeking applicants who currently hold a CNA certification and are interested in growing into a CMA III role. Candidates must have an active ND CNA certification and demonstrate a willingness to obtain CMA III certification within one year of hire.

Requirements

Must have an active ND CNA certification
Demonstrate a willingness to obtain CMA III certification within one year of hire.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be a graduate of a recognized Medical Assistant program and have obtained the Medication Assistant Certification
Certified or registered as a Medical Assistant (MA).
Certification (CMA)
Certified Medical Assistant III in good standing with the state.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in good standing in North Dakota if applying without CMA.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in clinic setting preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Collects subjective and objective health status data from the patient or caregiver and communicates data to healthcare provider
Follows through on the patient’s plan of care under the direction of the provider
Communicates the provider’s written instructions for care to the patient, or caregiver
Participates in care for patients, across the lifespan, in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up as patients move in and out of care settings
Obtains vital signs, prepares patients for examinations, observes and reports patients’ signs or symptoms, and performs point of care testing
Maintains established office/clinic policies and procedures, goals, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, and protocols.
Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families per office/clinic standards.
Provides general aspects of care that meet psychosocial or physical needs or both simultaneously, within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice.
Meets communication needs of patients.
Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
Finds and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family.
Demonstrates performance reflecting the initiative and responsibility expected of a nursing assistant.
Performs other duties as assigned, within the Nursing Assistant’s scope of practice.
Helps in admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
Performs basic patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
Notifies proper licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.
Demonstrates ability to communicate to the RN or LPN any observed changes in patient status and responses.
Maintains awareness of the needs of the pediatric, geriatric, and general patient population.
Response is proper to the patient in emergencies or physically distressful situations.
Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Maintains confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Assist with orientation of new employees
Maintains a working knowledge of all equipment used in treatment of patients.
Maintains and replaces supplies on unit assigned.
As a condition of employment, completes all assigned training and skills competency.
Performs other duties as assigned, within the CMA III scope of practice.
Other duties as assigned.
McKenzie Health reserves the right to assign, reassign, or eliminate duties and responsibilities as necessary.
The description of critical job features is not exhaustive and may change as deemed appropriate.