Clinical Associate

WVU Medicine

1d•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 scheduled for 36 hours per week on the day shift at WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals’ WVUH CH Birthing Center 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 the use of Safe Patient Handling equipment.
Excellent communication skills and 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 and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, pushing or pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds, and prolonged sitting, walking, or standing. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning must use lift equipment or other patient-handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.

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 according to WVUH’s Safe Patient Handling Policy.
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. CNAs on the Subacute Unit may not perform glucose monitoring.
Perform routine phlebotomy, excluding line draws, in departments designated 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 the Incentive Spirometer according to Respiratory Care procedure.
Observe and 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, such as 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 protect 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 of the unit.
Answer the telephone courteously and promptly, identifying self and unit.
Answer patient call bells courteously and relay messages to appropriate personnel.
Relay accurate telephone, visitor, and patient messages to appropriate persons in a timely manner.
Complete errands promptly as requested.
Handle limited access to medications as permitted for unlicensed assistive personnel, including transporting non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider.
Remove out-of-date items.