Pediatric Clinical Assistant

Saint Peter's Healthcare System•New Brunswick, NJ

4d•$20 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Pediatric Clinical Assistant will complete required clinical duties when a patient is seen at the time of visit. This role involves setting up and assisting with procedures, coordinating special testing, and tracking patient results according to practice criteria. The assistant must be knowledgeable of emergency procedures, including the location and use of emergency equipment, and be able to demonstrate procedures to ensure patient safety in emergent situations and disaster plans. The role also ensures the smooth flow of the Department by maintaining orderliness and patient safety, reporting necessary information and unusual occurrences according to policy. Participation in Quality Assurance activities and implementation of changes based on QA or nationally recognized recommendations is expected. Additionally, the assistant will support front desk duties such as preparing charts, filing, answering phones, and making appointments when clinical duties are complete or as directed by the manager. Developing and maintaining good human relations skills is essential. The role includes transporting medications, blood products, specimens, and urine samples to and from various departments, properly preparing waste for pickup, ordering food and medical supplies, and logging temperatures for equipment, reporting discrepancies to the manager. The patient area must be kept sanitized by cleaning equipment between patients, and the assistant will support nurses with overall patient care.

Requirements

Medical terminology and data entry experience.
Successful completion of Nursing Assistant training or Certified Medical Assistant training.

Responsibilities

Complete required clinical duties when patient is seen at time of visit.
Set up and assist as necessary with procedures and coordinate any special testing or procedures.
Track patient results in accordance with the practice criteria.
Be knowledgeable of emergency procedures.
Verbalize knowledge of location and use of emergency equipment and able to demonstrate procedures to assure patient safety in emergent situations and disaster plan.
Ensures smooth flow of Department by maintaining orderliness.
Provide for patient safety.
Report all necessary information and/or unusual occurrences in accordance with documented policy and procedure.
Participate in Quality Assurance activities, including implementation of changes based on QA or nationally recognized recommendations.
Assist with front desk duties prepares charts, file, answers phones, make appointments when clinical duties are complete, or when asked by manager.
Develop and maintains good human relations skills.
Transport medications, blood products, specimen and urine samples to and from the Pharmacy, Blood Bank, Lab and Infusion Center.
Properly prepare the waste for Stericycle pickup.
Order food for patients in Cater track and orders medical supplies in McKesson.
Log all temperatures for the blanket warmer and medication refrigerator and reports all discrepancies to the manager.
Keep the patient area sanitized by cleaning the IV pumps and chairs between patients.
Assist the nurses with the overall care of the patients.