Certified Nurse Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• For the Certified Medical Assistant route: high school diploma or equivalent.
• For the Certified Medical Assistant route: completion of an accredited medical assisting program.
• For the Certified Medical Assistant route: certification through an accepted organization as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, or equivalent listed credential (AMT, AAMA, NHA, MedCA, NAHP, or NCCT).
• For the Licensed Practical Nurse route: graduation from an accredited Practical Nurse program.
• For the Licensed Practical Nurse route: an LPN license in South Carolina or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Ability to perform job functions while standing, walking, and sitting; bend, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, use both hands and legs, and perform repetitive motions.
• Ability to qualify physically for respirator use initially and as required.
• Corrected vision of 20/40 and ability to recognize objects at close and distant ranges.
• Ability to work in a latex-safe environment and indoors.
• Frequently lift, lower, push, pull, or carry objects weighing approximately 50 pounds unassisted and lift 25 pounds from 36 inches to overhead.
• Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined or cramped spaces.

Nice To Haves

• One year of patient-care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, clean, and maintain clinical and laboratory equipment as required, and document the work.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information; communicate information as appropriate.
• Document test and examination results.
• Communicate the plan of care to patients and develop patient education materials as needed.
• Maintain exam-room supplies and instruments and keep the patient-care environment clean.
• Maintain timely patient flow and assist with scheduling appointments and referrals according to urgency and availability.
• Screen patients for appropriate information and provide education relevant to diagnoses and treatment.
• Observe, record, and report patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and their reactions to medications and treatments.
• Respond to and triage phone calls.
• Call in orders as directed by the physician.
• Instruct patients, as ordered by the physician, regarding treatment and medication.
• Monitor and distribute medications, including samples and controlled substances.
• Triage patients and prepare them for physician examinations and procedures.
• Assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments as necessary.
• Instruct patients in collection of samples and completion of tests.
• Administer prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.
• Room patients, take vital signs and health histories, document in the electronic medical record, give injections, and assist with minor procedures.