Clinical Associate - 9 CST ICU - FT

About the role

Here is an opportunity to thrive and bring your valuable skills to life within a setting known for providing the best quality care to patients. As a clinical associate, you will provide basic clinical services to patients and clerical support to the unit health-care team. 9 CST ICU consists of 12 beds serving patients 18 and older. Our critical care nurses practice in a setting where patients require complex ongoing assessment, multiple therapies and interventions. The unit comprised mostly of patients with illness/injury resulting from acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, life threatening arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. The unit also absorbs acute admissions for medical diagnoses requiring critical care needs, allowing the nursing team to maintain a diverse competency skill set. 9 CST ICU is the backup unit for nonoperative stroke patients. This position is full time, working the day shift with every other weekend and rotating holidays. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available when external candidate meets applicable guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes and assists patients and visitors with registration.
• May assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Coordinates patient flow into/out of area using department/unit specific software and Intranet.
• Schedules patient therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• May review medical records for outstanding orders and notifies nurse of stat orders and medication changes.
• Cleans unit-based equipment and gathers supplies needed to operate equipment between patients as needed.