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Certified Nursing Assistant

ND Health and Human Services
Fargo, ND Full Time
POSTED ON 5/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2026
Southeast Human Service Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant in the Fargo, ND area.

As a Certified Nursing Assistant Within The Psychiatric Unit At The Human Service Center, You Will Deliver Outpatient Psychiatric CNA Services To Individuals With Mental Health And/or Addiction Diagnosis. Collaborate With Integrated Care Teams To Create And Carry Out Individualized Patient Care Plans. Provide Emergency Intervention To Patients In Crisis, Minimizing Mental, Emotional, Physical, And Behavioral Distress. Help Patients To Manage Their Illnesses And Live Meaningful, Productive, Fulfilling Lives. CNA Services Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Providing client-centered care for people who have a complex psychiatric history. Perform medication reconciliation and obtain vital signs when clients present for medication review appointments with Psychiatrist.
  • Perform psychiatric assessment forms to clients during medication review appointments.
  • The CNA provides client-centered care and assistance to assigned clients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Organizes and prioritizes tasks and projects; accurately completing job responsibilities within the specified time constraints.
  • Adheres to ethical, regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
  • Respects Client Rights and promotes customer satisfaction.

To thrive in this position, you must be committed to the behavioral health specialty with a willingness to partner with patients at their level and to consider solutions that maximize the patients' opportunities for success.

To be considered for the Certified Nursing Assistant position, Requires a high school diploma or GED and an active Certified Nursing Assistant License (CNA). Knowledge in Pharmacology is recommended.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

Location

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position will provide services in the office and may need to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Andrea Anderson at andersonandrea@nd.gov or at 701.595.4424

Employing Unit: ND HHS - Southeast Human Service Center

Telephone Number: 701-298-4500

TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 (800) 366-6888 (text) or 1 (800) 366-6889 (voice)

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-3290.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.

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