Clinical Assistant for Inpatient Occupational & Physical Therapy

Cincinnati Children's•Greendale, WI

1d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Clinical Assistant within the Inpatient Occupational & Physical Therapy department at the Burnet Campus. The Clinical Assistant will be part of a team of 5, cross-trained in all inpatient areas and gym spaces. Responsibilities include assisting with scheduling and referral management, ensuring safety and infection control through cleaning and stocking, and supporting over 55 Occupational and Physical Therapists. The role involves assisting therapists with critically ill patients of all ages in patient rooms and gym spaces.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent is required.
No directly related experience required.
Cannot accept 'summer only' candidates.
Training takes 4-6 weeks.
Ideally, someone will stay in this job for at least a year before going to grad school, or moving on to a promotional opportunity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor degree in health-related field is strongly preferred.
Past experience working with children is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists in scheduling/referral management.
Ensures safety and infection control prevention; responsible for cleaning to ensure the treatment spaces are hygienic, stocked and safe for patient care.
Supports approximately 55+ Occupational and Physical Therapists in various spaces and gyms.
Assists therapist in patient rooms and gym spaces with very critically ill patients of all ages.
Support clinician in room preparation, patient preparation for appointments, and patient care activities within scope of practice.
May clean and maintain equipment, order inventory, and restock supplies.
May perform procedures, collect data, analyze data, and inform clinical decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care and reassessment.
Ensures work areas are organized and safe.
May respond and follow up with referrals and inquiries from patient families, efficiently and effectively resolving issues.
Maintain, monitor, organize, input, and/or ensure integrity of data and/or records.
May audit data as necessary to ensure accuracy.
Generate reports as needed and disseminate to appropriate individuals.
May improve/maintain processes, operations, and/or performance using available data or assist in this process.
May provide data collection, input, mining, and/or analysis.
Respond to, process, and/or track all related requests.
May assist in automating existing processes or recommend changes to management.
Perform various administrative functions of departmental operations while providing daily support on operational issues.
Follow divisional documentation procedures.
Request and orders office supplies or other miscellaneous items.
Sort and distribute mail.
Schedule meetings for appropriate staff and prepares/documents/scans, labels, photocopies, etc.
Organize and maintain file/record system.
May enter and/or analyze data.
Ensure department staff has necessary documents for maintaining calendars, meetings, travel, etc.
Make travel arrangements if necessary.
Provide assistance for recruitment activities when needed.
Completes special projects as requested.
May perform cross-functional duties with related positions when needed.
Function as department resource.
Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
Support leadership in compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital.
Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures.
Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices.
Be mindful of CCHMC's processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to team members.
Consistently support the integration of age specific and culturally inclusive concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
To provide assistance with patient related activities within a clinical discipline.