Medication aide jobs in North Dakota

Open medication aide jobs in North Dakota that post an hourly rate pay $22.29–$24.25 an hour in the middle half, median $23.63 (8 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $22.03/hr ($45,820 a year) for nursing assistants in North Dakota (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 16th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Mandan (4), Bismarck (2), Larimore (2), Park River (2) and Cando (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: Sanford Health (7), CommonSpirit Health (1) and Heartview Foundation (1). In all, 4 employers have medication aide jobs open in North Dakota.

10 medication aide jobs are open in North Dakota today at 4 employers on this board, about 1.5 for every 1,000 medication aides employed there (BLS counts 6,840, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of nursing assistants to grow 2.6% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the medication aide jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: Sanford Health (most often $20–$28 an hour, a median of $24 across 6 posted rates), CommonSpirit Health (most often $17.10–$23.19 an hour, a median of $20.15 across 1 posted rate) and Heartview Foundation (most often $17–$19 an hour, a median of $18 across 1 posted rate). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Senior Helpers (HIRING IMMEDIATELY: CNAs & Caregivers in Clemson Daily Pay Available (Tapcheck) | Full-Time, Part-Time &...).

3 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: - Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA at Griswold Home Care (...also offer great benefits including PTO (paid time off), overtime, weekly paydays, and opportunities...); Certified Nursing Assistant at Interim HealthCare - Sioux Falls, SD (...those we serve. What We Offer Competitive Pay: $23.00.hour per hour, paid weekly Your schedule, your...); Now Hiring RNs, LPNs, CMAs, & CNAs! at Interim HealthCare - Sioux Falls, SD (...Nursing Assistant / Certified Medication Aide $24-27 Per Hour |Paid Weekly | Flexible Schedule Who We...).

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Senior Helpers (HIRING IMMEDIATELY: CNAs & Caregivers in Clemson Daily Pay Available (Tapcheck) | Full-Time, Part-Time &...).

3 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant Trainee at Benedictine; Dialysis Technician - Dialysis - FT at Sanford Health (...to provide excellent care to patients in a fast paced environment. No experience required, supportive...); Nursing Assistant in Trainee at Sanford Health.

2 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant Trainee at Benedictine; Nursing Assistant in Trainee at Sanford Health.

23 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant - Med Surg Ortho - Part Time Evenings at Essentia Health (Certified Nursing Assistant through the North Dakota Department of Health preferred, if no CNA, must be...); Nursing Assistant - Med Surg Ortho - Part Time Nights at Essentia Health (Certified Nursing Assistant through the North Dakota Department of Health preferred, if no CNA, must be...); Nursing Assistant (NA) - Cardiac Telemetry - Full Time at Essentia Health (Certified Nursing Assistant through the North Dakota Department of Health preferred.). Every such job in North Dakota.

57 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: CNA-Full time Nights at Benedictine ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Nursing Assistant Trainee at Benedictine ($15,000 sign-on bonus); Inpatient Surgical Nurse Assistant at CommonSpirit Health ($3,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in North Dakota.

2 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - Local Traveler at Sanford Health (...One weekend shift per month Minimum of 30 hours per month, self-scheduling Summary The Nursing...); Nursing Assistant - Cardiac - Part time - Nights at Sanford Health (...Nights - including a weekend and holiday rotation. Option for self-scheduling Summary The Patient Care...).

8 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant (NA) - Float Team - Full Time at Essentia Health; Nursing Assistant, Certified, Long Term Care (LTC), Float at Sanford Health; Nursing Assistant, Float - Resource Team - Nights at Sanford Health. Every such job in North Dakota.

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam. Medication aide certification (State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam; rules and titles differ by state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from North Dakota's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

At North Dakota's middle nursing home, one nurse aide is on duty for every 8.0 residents at an average hour; the middle half of its nursing homes run from 7.0 to 9.0. Day shifts have more staff on the floor and nights fewer, so a day-shift aide usually has fewer residents than this and a night-shift one more. From what 72 nursing homes report to Medicare from their payroll (Oct 2026); North Dakota's nursing homes hiring here, home by home.

Of the employers hiring medication aides in North Dakota, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): CHI Mercy Health in Valley City (CommonSpirit Health, 5 of 5, 82% said nurses always communicated well), CHI St Alexius Health in Bismarck (CommonSpirit Health, 4 of 5, 82% said nurses always communicated well), Sanford Medical Center Bismarck in Bismarck (Sanford Health, 4 of 5, 74% said nurses always communicated well) and Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo (Sanford Health, 4 of 5, 70% said nurses always communicated well); North Dakota's rated hospitals average 3.1 stars. Every North Dakota hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring medication aides in North Dakota, the home health agencies Medicare rates highest for quality of patient care (Sep 2026): Chi Health at Home - Hha in Williston (CommonSpirit Health, 3.5 of 5), Chi Health at Home in Bismarck (CommonSpirit Health, 3.5 of 5), Sanford Home Care Fargo in Fargo (Sanford Health, 3.5 of 5) and Chi Health at Home - Hha in Valley City (CommonSpirit Health, 3.5 of 5); North Dakota's rated agencies average 3.1 stars. Every North Dakota home health agency hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring medication aides in North Dakota, the dialysis centers Medicare rates highest (Oct 2026): Sanford Dialysis Fargo in Fargo (Sanford Health, 3 of 5); North Dakota's rated centers average 2.2 stars. Dialysis centers hiring now by Medicare rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring medication aides in North Dakota, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Chi Health at Home in Bismarck (CommonSpirit Health, 84% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars), Sanford Home Care - Hospice in Mandan (Sanford Health, 84% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars), Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo (Sanford Health, 81% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars) and Chi Health at Home - Hospice in Williston (CommonSpirit Health, 86% said the team always communicated well); North Dakota's middle hospice: 84%. Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By the North Dakota hospitals' own reports to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), nursing aide hours averaged $21.73 an hour across 6 hospitals, against $23.53 an hour across the US. The highest hospital averages: Essentia Health in Fargo ($23.31), CHI St Alexius Health in Bismarck ($22.57), Sanford Medical Center Bismarck in Bismarck ($21.72), Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo ($21.67). An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every North Dakota hospital.

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