6 West Neurosciences Clinical Associate Full-time Nightshift

WVU Medicine

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Associate performs direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. The role supports high-quality, cost-effective care by completing delegated tasks and proactively interacting with patients, families, and other customers to promote a family-centered experience. This position is based in the 6 West Neurosciences unit at WVUH and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift. The work involves providing basic patient care, supporting unit operations, and maintaining a clean and safe care environment.

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 a strong customer-service orientation.
Ability to handle multiple simultaneous demands.
Good time-management skills.
Ability to perform heavy work involving strength or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking; handle materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and push or pull carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
Ability to sit, walk, or stand for prolonged periods.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide basic physical care under the direction of a registered nurse to promote patient comfort.
Assist assigned patients with activities of daily living in a timely manner, including making assigned beds.
Transport patients safely to tests and procedures and escort patients for discharge in accordance with the 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 required quality-control tests 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 to administer oxygen and encourage use of incentive spirometers according to Respiratory Care procedures.
Immediately report patient concerns and 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, such as poor appetite or lack of understanding of diet changes, to the registered nurse.
Provide 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 infection and support the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
Clean assigned unit equipment according to departmental procedures and report needed equipment repairs promptly 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, identify self and unit on telephone calls, and relay messages to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
Complete errands promptly as requested.
Handle limited medication access as permitted for unlicensed assistive personnel, including transporting non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider.
Remove out-of-date items.