Clinical Associate- 9W PT- Day

WVU Medicine

4d•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. Proactively interacts with patients, families, and other customers to ensure a family-centered experience. This is a part-time, day-shift role scheduled for 24 hours per week at WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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.
Ability to handle multiple simultaneous demands.
Good time-management skills.
Meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting and moving materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and pushing or pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
Ability to sit, walk, or stand for prolonged periods.
Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning must use lift equipment or other patient-handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and applicable algorithms.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient-care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide basic physical care as directed by the Registered Nurse to promote patient comfort.
Assist assigned patients with activities of daily living in a timely manner, including making assigned beds.
Safely transport patients to tests and procedures in accordance with WVUH’s Safe Patient Handling Policy, and escort patients for discharge.
Transport specimens and other 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 identified by management.
Obtain and record assigned patient temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures, intake and output, weights, and abdominal girths according to departmental policy.
Set up equipment needed for oxygen administration and encourage use of an Incentive Spirometer according to Respiratory Care procedure.
Immediately report patient concerns or changes in condition to a registered nurse.
Prepare patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
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 issues to the RN, including poor appetite or a 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 ensure the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
Clean assigned unit equipment according to departmental procedures and promptly report needed equipment repairs to appropriate personnel.
Assist with routine unit operations as directed or needed to support smooth communication and functioning.
Answer the telephone courteously and promptly, identifying self and unit.
Answer patient call bells courteously and relay messages to appropriate personnel.
Relay telephone, visitor, and patient messages accurately and promptly to appropriate persons.
Promptly complete errands as requested.
Use limited medication access, if applicable, only as permitted for unlicensed assistive personnel, including transport of non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider.
Remove out-of-date items.