CNA Medical Clerk - PTI

Job Title : CNA / Medical Clerk

Job Code : CNA.MC

Department : Inpatient

Division : Nursing

Salary Level : Non-Exempt 4

Reports To : Inpatient Nurse Supervisor

Last Revised : July 2021

Job description

Nursing Assistant (35%)

• Assists patients with daily living activities, ie, bathing, oral hygiene, changing bed linen, feeding, etc.
• Provide nourishment as indicated by physician order.
• Collects specimens (urine, stool, throat cultures and sputum)
• Completes finger stick glucose monitoring.
• Monitors intake and output.

Clerical (65%)

Job knowledge

Education / Experience

Contacts with others

Personal contacts are with patient, families, and friends of patients, visitors to the hospital, physicians, nurses, and all hospital personnel. Contacts with patients are to provide nursing care. The clerk may assist the patient in obtaining hospital services available or assist in arranging transfers. There is also contact with other hospital departments regarding nursing services and treatment.

Confidential Data

The incumbent has access to confidential patient medical and personal information. The privacy act of 1974 mandates that the incumbent shall maintain complete confidentiality of all administration, medical, and personnel records and all other pertinent both civil and criminal penalties for unlawful disclosure of records. Violation of such confidentiality shall be cause for adverse actions

Responsibility for Accuracy

The incumbent is responsible for accuracy of work performed. The charge nurse, supervising registered nurse, or immediate supervisor reviews work for accuracy and determines steps to prevent errors from reoccurring. Patient care provided by the incumbent contributes to completion of the prescribed plan of care and disposition of the patient. Incumbent initiates and follows through on all clerical procedures during the patient care and treatment process.

Completion of duties affects the attitude of patient and efficiency with which the hospital provides service and therefore could have negative effect on patient outcomes.

Incumbent performs nursing and clerical procedures pertinent to Inpatient. Uses judgement in determining priority of nursing care tasks based upon the diagnosis of the patient, their condition and special circumstances related to their needs. Assembles patient records according to prescribed format. Initiates appropriate requisitions from hospital staff. Records appropriate data into departmental log.

Mental / Visual / physical

Work in the various services within nursing services on in-patient requires walking, standing, bending, pushing and lifting in helping to and from beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers. These same activities are required in moving equipment and medical supplies

Resourcefulness and initiative

Incumbent works under the administrative supervision of supervisory Clinical nurse, GS-610-11, who administers control of the inpatient Department's functional duties. Receives technical directions from the Charge Nurse. Incumbent is responsible for

Initiating and following through on reoccurring clerical assignments. Work is primarily reviewed in terms of overall quality and efficiency of service provided to patients.

Guidelines consist of nursing and medical procedures on in-patient. Privacy Act guidelines, hospital policies and procedures, the incumbent uses judgement in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines, references and procedures for application in making minor deviations to adapt the guidelines to specific case. Unusual developments are referred to the supervisor.

Environment

Must be flexible in working hours. Work is performed in the hospital setting, which is responsible for treating patients with a wide variety of medical problems. Incumbent is frequently exposed to communicable diseases. Incumbent is required to comply with Employee health program guidelines. Sometimes will be able to wear Personal protective equipment as required by hospital policy Learn More