CNA Medical Clerk

About the role

Hiring bonus of $3,000.00 available.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with daily living activities, including bathing, oral hygiene, changing bed linen, feeding, etc.
• Provides nourishment as directed by physician orders.
• Collections specimens (urine, stool, throat cultures, and sputum).
• Completes finger stick glucose monitoring.
• Maintains intake and output records.
• Answers the telephone and directs calls to appropriate individuals.
• Initiates the admission process by assembling the admission chart and preparing it for patient admission to the inpatient unit.
• Completes the admission process by transcribing physician orders to the appropriate record, requisitioning laboratory, radiology, or other tests, contacting ancillary medical services as ordered to schedule appointments or arrange patient consultations, and arranging meals from dietary.
• Schedules follow-up appointments, arranges laboratory, radiology, or other tests, and ensures discharged patients have transportation.
• Transfers patient charts to the pharmacy to finalize discharge medications.
• Maintains dietary changes and ensures discharged patients have transportation.
• Transfers patient charts to the pharmacy to finalize medications.
• Documents vital signs and other measurement data in the appropriate record.
• Maintains inpatient census information.
• Generates and files patient health summaries on admission, maintains inpatient records such as filing laboratory and radiology reports, ensuring appropriate forms and numbers of forms, etc.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED, successfully completed an accredited program in nursing assistant, and certified as a Nursing Assistant.
• Six months experience in clerical duties, including typing, computer use, and filling.
• Preference given to applicants with specialized training and CNAs.
• Proficiency rated at 6 weeks, as documented through education or work experiences.