CSA - Clinical Support Assistant - Adult Float - Full Time - Nights & Days

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

This position may be filled as a Clinical Support Assistant Level I, II, or III depending on individual qualifications, experience, and business need. Under general supervision of a registered nurse, the Clinical Support Assistant performs routine patient-care tasks. In collaboration with the RN, patient, and family, the assistant monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care within the role’s scope.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to maintain effective working relations with others.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision of the RN and in collaboration with the patient and family, systematically and continually monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care.
Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN and within scope.
Takes and records blood pressures and temperatures, checks pulse, and weighs patients.
Performs blood glucose monitoring.
Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitors.
Collects specimens as directed.
Applies sterile dressings; removes sutures, staples, and/or drains; and performs assigned sterile procedures.
Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
Performs oral suctioning.
Takes emergency action as needed and within scope.
Performs treatments and procedures defined on the initial skills checklist.
Reports symptoms and significant changes in a patient’s condition or behavior to the RN.
Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer processes.
Transports patients to and from treatment centers when necessary and assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
Keeps patient rooms clean and orderly, makes beds, and replaces soiled linen.
Assists with restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
When assigned as a safety attendant for one patient, provides care, observes the patient, and does not leave the patient alone.
Performs other duties as assigned.