CSA - Clinical Support Assistant - Comprehensive Care - Part Time - Days

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of a registered nurse, the Clinical Support Assistant performs routine tasks in patient care. OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence, employing 11,000 individuals and over 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers. It is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network, offering a complete range of specialty care, including the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, and Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center. OU Health's mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education, and research, striving to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education, and research, while investing in people, technologies, and facilities. The organization seeks individuals passionate about caring for others to provide quality healthcare to the community.

Requirements

HS Diploma or GED required.
No experience 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 that is within scope.
Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
Performs blood glucose monitoring.
Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor.
Collects specimens as directed.
Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains.
Performs all sterile procedures as assigned.
Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
Performs oral suctioning.
Takes emergency action as needed and within scope.
Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist.
Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition or behavior to RN.
Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
When assigned to one patient as a safety attendant, provides care, observes the patient and does not leave the patient alone.
Performs other duties as assigned.