SICU Clinical Associate 0.6 FTE

About the role

The role involves performing direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. Duties include assisting with patient care, 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, including making all assigned beds.
• 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, performs routine phlebotomy services, excluding line draws, in departments determined by management.
• Obtains and records assigned patient temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures, intake and outputs, weights and abdominal girths according to departmental policy.
• Encourages the usage of Incentive Spirometer according to Respiratory Care procedure.
• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Affords assistance 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.
• Provides total care within scope of practice (vital signs, activities of daily living) when assigned sitter or constant visual responsibilities.
• 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.
• Affords assistance 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

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

Qualifications

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

Skills

• 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

Night shift