Nursing Assistant/Ward Clerk

West River Health Services; Hettinger (ND); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

West River Health Services is seeking a dedicated individual for the role responsible for coordinating activities at the Nurses Station and providing direct patient care. The ideal candidate will manage various clerical duties, assist patients with their needs, and maintain a safe environment.

The position requires a High School Diploma (preferred) and strong computer skills, and offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage time effectively and assist others willingly.
• Experience in patient care, both medical and non-medical.
• Familiarity with computer systems for patient management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities at the Nurses Station and provide direct patient care.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and attend to their emotional needs.
• Accurately document care provided and manage admissions and discharges.

Skills

Time management

Patient care

Computer skills

Technical skills

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible to coordinate activities at the Nurses Station, including receptionist, general clerical and information management duties with computer skills. Provide direct patient care, both medical and non‑medical. Cares are directed and supervised by the RN or LPN. Assures the maintenance of a safe and clean environment.

Excellence in Practice

• Time management: completes assignments and assists others willingly; answers call lights; greets and directs patients, visitors and hospital personnel in a friendly and courteous manner, assists in room preparation, admissions and discharges.
• Assists patients with activities and meal‑time set up, ambulation, transfers, positioning, and dressing. Attends to physical and emotional needs.
• Computer skills: admits patients, accesses charts, uses order entry for physician orders, manages specimen collections, handles equipment repairs and dietary needs.
• Performs duties independently with little or no supervision.
• Good technical skills: vital signs, specimen collection, weights, isolation, hot/cold packs; cooperates in unit cleaning, maintenance, restocking, diet kitchen, utility room, patient rooms and equipment; proficient with phone, pager and alarm systems.
• Prioritizes and multitasks—separates emergency orders from routine workflow, adapts to changing workloads while remaining calm, and follows stat orders.
• Treats patients with dignity and respect, ensuring privacy in all cares.
• Completes assignments, manages time effectively, assists others willingly, answers call lights promptly, and makes hourly rounds.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living: meal‑time set up and feeding, toileting, ambulation, transfers, positioning, dressing, AM & PM cares—bathing, oral hygiene, shaving, skin and nail care. Attends to physical, spiritual and emotional needs.
• Accurately documents care provided: activity, meals, I & O, vital signs, weights, swing bed activities and ADL assessments.
• Assists with admissions and discharges—room preparation.
• Cooperates with unit cleaning, maintenance and restocking: diet kitchen, utility room, report room, patient rooms, supply room, med carts, IV trays, equipment.
• Good technical skills: vital signs, I & O, specimen collection, WBG, weights, isolation, hot and cold pads, and SCDs.
• Respectfully takes direction from medical professionals and reports changes in patient condition promptly.
• Assists in maintaining equipment and reports any faulty or unsafe equipment.
• Collects, compiles and organizes data for statistics as designated.

Essential Job Requirements

• Education: High School Graduate (not required but preferred).