Certified Nursing Assistant - Float

About the role

Mission: To provide our patients and community the most innovative and breakthrough treatment options to improve overall health and wellness. Values: Patient Experience, Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork. The Surgery Center Nursing Assistant works under the direction of nursing personnel to provide patient care while functioning as a nursing assistant and as a Patient Service Representative. This position has no supervisory responsibilities and will float between the Edina and Burnsville surgery centers based on staffing needs. While performing the duties, the employee regularly works in ambulatory surgery center settings located in Edina and Burnsville. Physical demands include occasional walking, sitting, using hands to grasp or handle objects, tools, or controls; reaching with hands and arms; stooping, kneeling, or crouching; talking or hearing. The employee must be able to sit for at least 80% of the time and stand for up to 20% of the time, occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds, and requires close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with prepping patients for surgery, setting up equipment, and getting the room ready for the next patient.
• Take temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
• Set up rooms for patient admission.
• Transport patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair.
• Stock and supply patient care areas.
• Assist with prepping of patient charts.
• Answer calls (new patients, current patients, referring healthcare providers, etc.) regarding clinic operations and either handle or direct caller to the appropriate individual.
• Schedule clinic appointments and enter information into a computerized schedule.
• Collect payments, copays, and deposits from patients at point of check‑in.
• Update patient information in practice management software.
• Gather, enter, and/or update data to maintain clinic records and databases in an efficient, organized, and confidential manner; establish and maintain files and records for the clinic.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts and maintain clinic patient flow.
• Comply with organizational and HIPAA policies and regulations to ensure patient care is kept confidential.
• Perform mis