CNA Er

CommonSpirit Health•Williston, ND

About The Position

As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in the emergency department at CHI Williston Health, you will provide essential patient support under RN direction, contributing to patient comfort, safety, and recovery. You will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and contribute to patients’ plans of care as part of an interdisciplinary team, while upholding high standards of conduct and patient well-being. The role includes performing and recording vital signs, CPR, applying oxygen-delivery systems, simple wound irrigation, direct pressure and dressings, preparing a sterile field for suturing, assisting providers with treatment when appropriate, applying restraints, cleaning medical equipment and preparing it for sterilization, collecting urine specimens, and phlebotomy. Other duties include supporting patient observations and data gathering, assisting with transports and transfers, handling telephone and front-desk tasks, transcribing provider orders, entering data electronically, assisting with documentation, and cleaning, stocking, and maintaining department equipment and supplies. The position requires safe work practices and adherence to safety rules, regulations, and policies. CHI Williston Health is a Critical Access Hospital where employees may be exposed to emergency department, acute care (Med/Surg), swing bed, surgery, outpatient treatment, and other services. A $3,000 bonus is offered to new hires who meet eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant credential for North Dakota, required upon hire.
Basic Life Support - CPR, required within 30 days.
Strong communication skills.
A meticulous approach to patient support.
Commitment to compassionate service and dignified, high-quality healthcare.

Responsibilities

Perform and record vital signs.
Perform CPR and apply oxygen-delivery systems.
Perform simple wound irrigation, direct pressure, and dressings.
Prepare a sterile field for suturing and assist providers with treatment when appropriate.
Apply restraints.
Clean medical equipment and prepare it for sterilization.
Collect urine specimens and perform phlebotomy.
Assist with observations, data gathering, and identifying patient care needs.
Assist with patient transports and transfers.
Answer telephones, file documents, greet patients and visitors, transcribe provider orders, enter electronic data, and assist with documentation.
Clean, stock, and maintain department equipment and supplies.
Practice safe work habits and comply with safety rules, regulations, and policies.
Provide basic patient care under RN direction and contribute to patient comfort, safety, recovery, and plans of care.