Nursing Assistant (Surgery Clinic)

Cherokee Nation; Tahlequah (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health care organization as a Nursing Assistant in the Surgery Clinic. This entry-level position involves providing comprehensive nursing assistance, facilitating patient care, and supporting clinical and administrative functions in an ambulatory care setting. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma or GED, with knowledge of medical terminology and a commitment to HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and HIPAA regulations is necessary.
• BLS certification is preferred but can be obtained during orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance to doctors and nurses in patient care.
• Assists with personal nursing care, simple treatments, and diagnostic support duties.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment for patients and sorts supplies.

Skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

HIPAA compliance

Patient care assistance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Job Summary

Provides nursing assistance to doctors and nurses in the care and treatment of mildly or chronically ill patients or those seeking to improve their health. Facilitates quality patient care by optimizing patient flow. Provides a broad range of duties in an ambulatory care setting including but not limited to, administrative and clinical functions within their scope of practice, training, and applicable rules and regulations.

Job Summary

Provides nursing assistance to doctors and nurses in the care and treatment of mildly or chronically ill patients or those seeking to improve their health. Facilitates quality patient care by optimizing patient flow. Provides a broad range of duties in an ambulatory care setting including but not limited to, administrative and clinical functions within their scope of practice, training, and applicable rules and regulations.

Job Duties

Routine duties shall include providing health care services to individuals eligible for services in accordance with the self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the United States executed under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Provides a variety of personal nursing care and diagnostic support duties; performs simple treatments, charting, and patient teaching tasks. Provides the patient with information/instructions. Gives prevention reminders. Supporting diagnostic duties may include taking, recording, and reporting to the registered nurse deviations in vital signs; collecting, labeling, and transporting specimens to the laboratory. Measures and records intake and output if requested. Assists the doctor in a variety of diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping the patient, and passing instruments and supplies if requested. Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and/or performs laboratory test (if trained and maintains competency), but does not perform assessments. Changes simple, no-complex dressings. Applies simple dressing, binders, and heat and cold locally, and observes and reports wound condition and drainage if requested. Removes sutures after licensed nurse/professional has performed assessment. Assists in monitoring patients receiving treatments and reports deviations to nurse. Assists in screening patients. Gathers and records specific information from the patient. Takes and records vital signs and body measurements. Performs EKGs. Reinforces instructions given to the patient by the physicians and registered nurses. Maintains a clean and safe environment for the patient. Sorts and replenishes supplies and linens as needed. Reports defective equipment and deficient supplies. Sets up and cleans exam rooms. Performs clerical duties when appropriate such as, but not limited to printing summaries, patient labels, and face sheets, applying armbands, and discharging patients out of the computer. Adheres to professional and ethical standards. Other assigned duties after formal orientation and competency performed. Maintain HIPAA compliance and confidentiality at all times and protect all personal health information as it relates to patient data. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities are required.

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six months related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Requirement

None required.

Computer Skills

An individual should know Database software; Human Resource systems; Internet software; Order processing systems and Payroll systems.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred but not required; can be obtained during the orientation period.

Other Qualifications

The employee must not be and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG's Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA's List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).Â

Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and medical terminology. Educated on and compliant with HIPAA regulations; maintains strict confidentiality of client information.

Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for childcare.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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