Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Medical/Surgical

Overview

Make a Meaningful Impact in Med/Surg

Join the Medical-Surgical Team at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, where every shift is an opportunity to make a difference. Our CNAs play a critical role in supporting patients with a wide range of medical conditions and post-surgical needs, ensuring compassionate, high-quality care.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide hands-on patient care to promote comfort and recovery
• Assist with daily activities, mobility, and monitoring vital signs
• Document ongoing patient data in medical records
• Support nurses and interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care

Types of Patients You’ll Care For:

• Medical Conditions: Congestive heart failure, respiratory conditions, infections, wounds
• Surgical Recovery: Orthopedic, spinal, urological, and general surgeries
• Specialty Care: Dialysis, oncology, hospice

We’re Looking for Team Members Who:

• Have a growth mindset and are always eager to learn
• Value feedback as a tool for continuous improvement
• Are flexible in a fast-changing environment
• Want meaningful work that makes a difference
• Prioritize work-life balance and self-care

Schedule Options:

• Full-time: 3x12-hour shifts (Days or Nights)
• Part-time: 2x12-hour shifts (Days)

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior.

We take pride in:

• Strong patient-to-nurse ratios
• A culture of Shared Leadership
• Providing an exceptional clinical environment
• Offering lifestyle rewards outside of work

In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty, and endless recreation create a unique place to live, work, and thrive.

Join Our Med/Surg Team Today! Apply now and become part of a team where your work truly matters.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.

Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care. Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care. Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.

Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.

Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, foley catheters removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring. Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.

Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department. Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.

Maintains a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms. Ensures that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record.

Ensures that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed. Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used, patient education materials. Assists in the ordering of patient specimens. May transcribe and process physician orders effectively using the electronic medical record.

Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered. Reconciles supply order upon delivery. Monitors and tracks the use and whereabouts of electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and lap top computers. Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.

Based on area of assignment may assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit. Participates in OR room turnover.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

 

NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

 

Current BLS certification. Current C.N.A. license in state of practice may be required in certain facilities and/or departments in accordance with regulatory requirements or facility/department policy. Depending on department assignment, completion of unit approved basic electrocardiogram or electroencephalographic interpretation course or on the job training and a minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test, with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias or epileptiform activity.

 

Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience; preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior experience in customer service. Must possess excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills. Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Recent healthcare experience preferred. Successful completion of an approved unit secretary program is preferred.

 

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

 

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.