CNA

CHI; Turtle Lake (ND); On-site; USD 21,366 - 29,039; Full time

Job summary

CHI in Turtle Lake is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) to provide essential support in patient care, ensuring comfort, safety, and recovery. The ideal candidate will deliver compassionate care and assist in patient transport, upholding the highest healthcare standards.

This role offers a competitive hourly pay range of $15.51 - $21.08, alongside a $7,500 employment incentive for eligible new hires.

Join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team at CHI St. Alexius Health, known for quality medical treatment since 1952.

Qualifications

• CNA certification is required for this role.
• Must be a registered nursing assistant in North Dakota.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct patient care including bathing, transferring, and feeding.
• Coordinate clerical activities under the direction of nursing staff.
• Measure and document vital signs and patient observations.

Skills

CNA Certification

Strong communication skills

Meticulous approach to patient support

Education

ND State Nursing Assistant Registry

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will be a cornerstone of patient care, directly contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery by providing essential support under RN direction. Every day, you will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the patient’s plan of care as a vital member of our multi‑disciplinary team, upholding the highest standards of conduct and patient well‑being. To be successful in this role, you will possess a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication skills, a meticulous approach to patient support, and an unwavering commitment to our mission of dignified, high‑quality healthcare.

• Delivers direct patient care as delegated including but not limited to oral cares, bathing, transferring, repositioning, feeding, and providing direct supervision for patients requiring it
• Communicates and works cooperatively with nursing staff by reporting observations, serving as a liaison between patient and nurse, and updating other staff members through shift report
• Measures and documents accurately and at the time of occurrence vital signs, input and output, weights, procedures, personal care, activities of daily living, specimens as directed, observations, dietary intake, and ambulation
• Assumes routine coordination of clerical activities under the direction of department leadership and nurses on duty, including answering and routing phone calls, stocking supplies, communicating new orders and test results to pertinent staff, and locating charts and forms as requested
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality

We are offering a $7,500 employment incentive to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Required

• CNA Certification
• ND State Nursing Assistant Registry

Preferred

• Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake is a 25‑bed critical access hospital with a Level V Emergency Department that is available 24 hours a day. Our hospital has been committed to providing patients quality medical treatment in the Turtle Lake area and surrounding communities since 1952. Through the years, the hospital has sought to continually upgrade the quality and numbers of services it provides. The hospital’s affiliation with major medical centers and health care agencies has allowed it to expand its health care services through a network that begins at the local level. CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake is equipped with 2 emergency rooms, on‑site lab, radiology, CT and physical therapy services. Our patients have access to 24/7 emergency care, swing‑bed programs, and acute care services.

Pay Range

$15.51 - $21.08 /hour