Clinical Associate - 10 East Medicine Stepdown/Floor – Nightshift – Full-time

About the role

The role involves performing direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. Responsibilities include assisting in providing high quality, cost-effective care by performing delegated tasks, interacting with patients and their families, transporting patients, and maintaining a clean and safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic physical care to promote patient comfort as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Affords assistance with activities of daily living as needed.
• Safely transports and patients according to WVUH's Safe Patient Handling Policy to all tests and procedures as well as escorts patients for discharge.
• Transports specimens and items throughout the facility.
• Performs assigned tests such as glucose monitoring, urine and stool testing and maintains quality control testing & logs, according to department policy.
• On Subacute Unit, assists with basic rehab/Physical Therapy activities, i.e. active and passive range of motion and ambulation.
• Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Aids in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Maintains clean assigned, unit equipment according to departmental procedures.
• Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
• Aids in routine unit operations as directed/needed to assure smooth communication and functioning of the unit.
• Courteously answers telephone in a timely manner, identifying self and unit at all times.
• Courteously answers patient call bell and relays message to the appropriate personnel.
• Relays accurate telephone, visitor and patient messages to appropriate persons in a timely manner.
• Promptly completes errands as requested.
• Removes out of date items.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support or HeartSaver First Aid within 30 days of hire date.

Qualifications

Prior patient care experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate competency in the use of Safe Patient Handling equipment.
• Excellent communication skills and strong customer service orientation.
• Experience in dealing with simultaneously, multiple demands.
• Good time management skills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Nightshift; 7p-7:30a