Clinical Assistant - Resource Department

About the role

The Resource Float department provides support to the Medical/Surgical and Progressive Care inpatient units within Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. As a member of the Resource Float Clinical Assistant team, staff members are assigned daily to units that require additional support throughout the included areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction and supervision of an RN to provide responsive, service-oriented patient care
• Take and record vital signs
• Perform designated tests and collect patient samples as directed by RN
• Support patients in all activities of daily living
• Meet patients and their families as they enter the unit, welcoming and acclimating them to the unit
• Function as the "front door" to the unit providing customer service-oriented communication and clerical support
• Interact with unit staff, physicians, and other hospital department personnel
• Provide timely and accurate communication and documentation
• Maintain a harmonious, team-oriented, customer-friendly environment
• Function competently in a computerized medical setting

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent work experience including ability to read, write and comprehend medical terminology
• Previous experience as a nurse aide or have satisfactorily completed a nurse aide training program or other relevant clinical experience that required ambulating, bathing and feeding of patients
• If no current CNA certificate, must be able to show competence prior to starting
• Willingness to use positive communication skills while performing job duties
• Ability to perform detailed assignments, work under pressure, and relate to patients, hospital staff, physicians, and visitors
• Ability to use basic computer skills
• Willingness to attend and complete CVPH education requirements satisfactorily
• Meets requirement for pre-employment screening and physical exam
• Competency to perform CPR and Heimlich Maneuver
• Ability to work independently, handle interruptions, take direction and prioritize

Available shifts vary in terms of shift and scheduled FTEs.