Clinical Associate Rotating -- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

WVU Medicine

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. Assists in providing high-quality, cost-effective care by performing delegated tasks, and proactively interacts with patients, families, and other customers to support a family-centered experience. The position is in the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and includes direct patient care, basic rehabilitation support, unit operations, and maintenance of a clean and safe environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Obtain Basic Life Support or HeartSaver First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
Demonstrated competency in using Safe Patient Handling equipment.
Excellent communication skills and a strong customer service orientation.
Experience handling multiple simultaneous demands.
Good time-management skills.
Able to meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking; handling materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds; pushing or pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds; and sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning must use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide basic physical care to promote patient comfort as directed by the Registered Nurse.
Assist assigned patients with activities of daily living in a timely manner, including making assigned beds.
Safely transport patients to tests and procedures and escort patients for discharge in accordance with the safe patient handling policy.
Transport specimens and items throughout the facility.
Perform assigned tests, such as glucose monitoring and urine and stool testing, and maintain quality-control testing and logs according to department policy. On the Subacute Unit, CNAs may not perform glucose monitoring.
Perform routine phlebotomy services, excluding line draws, in departments determined by management.
Obtain and record assigned patient temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures, intake and outputs, weights, and abdominal girths according to departmental policy.
Set up equipment needed for oxygen administration and encourage use of incentive spirometers according to respiratory care procedure.
Immediately observe and report patient concerns or changes in condition to a registered nurse.
Prepare patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures and assist physicians and registered nurses with examinations and procedures.
Assist with basic rehabilitation and physical therapy activities, including active and passive range of motion and ambulation.
Communicate nutrition concerns to the RN, such as poor appetite or a patient's stated lack of understanding of diet changes.
Provide total care within scope of practice, including vital signs and activities of daily living, when assigned sitter or constant-visual responsibilities.
Maintain a clean and safe environment to help prevent or control infections and promote the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
Clean assigned unit equipment according to departmental procedures and promptly report necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel.
Assist with routine unit operations as directed or needed to support smooth communication and functioning.
Answer the telephone and patient call bells courteously and promptly, identifying self and unit on telephone calls and relaying messages to appropriate personnel.
Relay accurate telephone, visitor, and patient messages to appropriate people in a timely manner.
Complete errands promptly as requested.
Handle limited medication access for unlicensed assistive personnel, including transporting non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider.
Remove out-of-date items.