Fantastic benefits, flexible schedules, paid holidays and ability to choose vacation times!

Your employer paid benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, and Vision for employee and all legal dependents.
• 401(k) plan with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Short and long term disability.
• Generous PTO with the ability to earn additional personal days.

Please note that this position is in Plummer, ID. Carpool opportunities are available.             

QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or GED required.  Signed up for or willing to sign up and complete a Nursing Assistant class required. EMR experience preferred.  Typing skills of at least 35 wpm preferred. Experience working with culturally diverse population preferred Current Basic Life Support/CPR certification required and/or willingness to obtain within three (3) months of employment. Good work history indicating: positive work attendance; ability to work well with public and in a team oriented environment. Previous experience providing excellent customer service both on the phone and in person.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Interest in learning nursing assistant principles and practices required to assess patient needs.
• Must effectively interact with staff to coordinate and promote continuity of the patient’s care.
• Must possess demonstrated ability to be a team player.
• Demonstrate accountability for ensuring documentation of all aspects of care as per clinic guidelines; maintaining patient safety, comfort, and cleanliness.
• Demonstrate self-direction and professionalism through positive peer relationships.
• Knowledge of and ability to recognize emergency situations.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn the culture, customs and health problems of the Native American population.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide assistance in a friendly, helpful manner to all patients, visitors and staff.
• Well-organized and able to handle conflicts and crisis in a professional manner.
• Understands and practices confidentiality guidelines as established in the Patient Privacy Act.
• Must have consistent work attendance record.
   
• ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Hearing: within normal limits with or without use of corrective hearing devices.
• Vision: adequate to read 12-point type with or without use of corrective lenses.
• Must be able to verbally interact with staff, clients and public.
• Manual dexterity of hands/fingers for writing and data entry.
• Able to lift up to 25-100 lbs. (assist in transfer of patients)
• Stand 40% of the day.
• Walking 60% of the day.
• Pushing up to 30-100 lbs., (i.e. crash cart, stretcher, or wheelchair)
• Pulling up to 25-80 lbs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Rooms and updates patients regarding wait times.
• Obtains patients’ complaint/reason for visit using HPI template in EHR.
• Obtains appropriate vital signs, including weights and heights under Nurse Documentation as able per licensure. Also able to recognize normal and abnormal ranges.
• Obtains the appropriate information, specimens, lab results, x-ray results and health history from patients to prepare them for the clinical provider.
• Performs procedures that are within appropriate scope of practice (for example, tympanography, audiometry, performing EKG’s, glucose testing and performing vision screening)
• Able to anticipate Medical Providers’ needs.
• Operates and maintains appropriate medical equipment.
• Access resources for referrals as needed and sets up referral appointment for patients if applicable, including verifying insurance eligibility for referrals, if applicable.
• May be asked to send out lab result reminders that have been generated by nursing or medical provider staff.
• Transport patients within the clinical area.
• Take specimens to lab.
• Assist with special procedures (Pap’s, etc.)
• Cleans room between patients
• Transfer to wheelchair or stretcher.
• Assist with ambulation
• Protect patient privacy and maintain confidentiality.
• Keep call bell within patients reach – if need to (Treatment Room only).
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely documentation within the electronic health record including the right patient, right encounter date/time and appropriate provider.
• Able to select appropriate reason for visit, able to utilized HPI template.
• Able to order Immunizations, drug injections, lab, x-ray, print labs once trained and signed off
• Able to accurately and completely fill out an ROI.
• Able to input information into the EMR quickly and efficiently.
• Supports patient rights to:
  1. Confidentiality
  2. Privacy
  3. Security
  4. Resolution to complaints
  5. Cultural/Religious Issues
  6. Communication
• Respects and supports the patients’ rights to treatment or services in accordance with clinic policy.
• Cleans, disinfects or sterilizes instruments; and assumes maintenance of diagnostic equipment.
• Maintains general cleanliness and orderliness of exam/treatment rooms; prepares exam rooms between patients.
• Replenishes supplies and checks for expired dates on all applicable items.
• Disposes of contaminated wastes and clean contaminated areas.
• Observes oxygen precautions.
• Use side rails appropriately.
• Demonstrates ability to critique own practice for error and pursues corrective action.
• Keeps informed by reading memos, emails and bulletin boards and seeking out assistance of others.
• Accepts constructive feedback about performance or behavior and initiates corrective action.
• Takes ownership of issues.
• Participates in projects and follows through to completion.
• Pursues education activities to maintain or enhance a current level of knowledge and competency and documents appropriately.
• Positively adjusts to health care environment and changes.
• Adheres to Personnel policies.
• Demonstrates priority setting ability and organizational skills by timely completion of assigned tasks, maintaining clean and orderly work area.
• Uses supplies, labor and equipment wisely.
• Limits personal phone calls.
• Cell phone use in the clinical area prohibited.
• Maintains relationships that are characterized by mutual support, open communication, trust and respect.
• Avoids destructive comments, lack of support, and negative/offensive non-verbal behaviors.
• Gives feedback to others in a private, constructive manner.
• Handles conflicts with appropriate respect for privacy and maintaining the self-esteem of those involved.
• Supports clinic request when asked to adjust work schedule during times of vacation, staff illness or clinic needs.
• Other duties as assigned.