Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA

Job Description Summary

Assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a supervisor, Physician, or Advanced Practice Provider by performing the following duties.

• Create a patient-centered work environment where everyone is accountable to a superior patient experience, participate in improvement activities and ensure service recovery.
• Perform patient rooming; interview patients, complete medication reconciliation, and take/measure vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height.
• Drape patients with covering and position instruments/equipment.
• Operate electrocardiograph (EKG) and may perform other tests when trained.
• Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the physician, administer basic first aid, assist with or perform aseptic procedures.
• Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients; use safe and appropriate infection control processes and hand hygiene protocols.
• Monitor stock levels and replenish medical supplies and materials in exam rooms.
• Record information in patients’ electronic record with no errors.
• Keep charts prepared and ready for physician and patient.
• Take phone and portal messages from patients with appropriate information for provider and return messages under supervision/direction of provider.
• Communicate with patients any information supplied by provider to include test/lab results.
• Schedule appointments, perform secretarial tasks and complete forms appropriately.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and be flexible to schedule changes.
• Provide exemplary patient experience for all patients.
• Adhere to organization’s Standards of Behavior/Code of Conduct.
• May perform administrative duties at the direction of practice leadership.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care