Nursing Assistant/Ward Clerk
West River Health Services·Hettinger County, North Dakota
West River Health Services·Hettinger County, North Dakota
Coordinate activities at the Nurses Station, providing both clerical and direct patient care under the supervision of medical professionals. Maintain a safe and clean environment while assisting with patient activities and documentation.
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.
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: able to admit patients with knowledge about inpatient/outpatient status, obtain charts, able to use order entry for physician orders, specimen collections, 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; had good knowledge of phone system, pager system, alarms and proper response to each.
Able to prioritize and multitask – separate emergency orders and request for regular work flow. Adapts to changes in workload while remaining calm and reassuring. Takes direction from medical professionals, follows stat orders.
Treats patients with dignity and respect providing for privacy in all cares.
Completes assignments, good time managements. Assists others willingly. Answers call lights promptly. 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, shave, 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.
Assist 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, etc.
Good technical skills: Vital Signs, I & O, specimen collection, WBG, Weights, Isolation, hot and cold pads and SCD’s.
Respectfully takes direction from medical professionals and reports changes in patient condition timely
Assists in maintaining equipment and reports any faulty or unsafe equipment.
Collects, compiles and organizes data for stats as designated.
Assists with maintaining equipment and reports all faulty equipment.
• Education: High School Graduate, not required but preferred.
Market context
Nursing roles in North Dakota are typically shaped by steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings, with employers often screening first for an accredited nursing degree and an unencumbered RN license. These positions can be competitive because preferred BSN preparation, structured residency programs, and strong onboarding are common differentiators, alongside benefits such as sign-on bonuses and technology investment. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your license status and tailor your application to the employer’s preferred education and training fit.
