Clinical Assistant
Additional Information
Department : CSH NICU
Hours per week : 36, eligible for benefits
Shift : Day Shift, Three 12-hour shifts, weekends and holidays per unit guidelines
Qualifications
- EDUCATION High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- CERTIFICATION(S) Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required.
Designation as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), and / or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required.
LICENSURE Current Colorado state CNA license or Current Colorado state Emergency Medical Technician-Basic or A-EMT or EMT-Intermediate Proof of successful completion of health assessment and nursing foundation courses, in addition to basic medical / surgical clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program may be considered in lieu of designation as a CNA, MA and / or EMT.
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
- a.) Neonate -
- b.) Infancy - >
30 days to 1yr
c.) Toddlers - >
1yr to 3yrs
d.) Pre-Schoolers - >
3yrs to 5yrs
e.) School age - >
5yrs to 13yrs
f.) Adolescent - >
13yrs to 18yrs
g.) Adult - >
18yrs to 65yrs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
- Attends to the individual needs of patients, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, transferring, providing comfort and communicating patient needs with other members of the healthcare team.
- Performs various tasks as assigned, including checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying creams / ointments, applying / changing dressings and collecting specimens.
- Meets patient needs by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests;
and reporting observations of the patient to healthcare team members.
- Serves as a conduit between patients and other healthcare providers by recording and communicating all issues to medical team members.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Stores and prepares rooms and medical equipment for patient and healthcare team member use.
- Participates in departmental committees and projects as assigned.
Other Information
SCOPE AND LEVEL
Guidelines : Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
Complexity : Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
Decision Making : Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases.
Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Communications : Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
Supervision Received : Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction.
Work product is subject to continual review.
Physical Requirements
Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
Body Movement : Will frequently stand / walk up to 12 hours per day. Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing.
Will frequently sit up to 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings.
Back and Upper Body (lifting and carrying) : Will occasionally lift / force exerted up to 35 pounds / 16 kilos
Vision : Constantly uses sight in performance for daily job duties.
Hearing : Constantly uses hearing in performance for daily job duties.
Others : Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits. While transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and / or bear the full weight of a patient.
Work Environment
- Exposure : Exposure to blood / body fluid : Regular / Frequent.
- Exposure : Exposure to cold / heat : Occasional.
- Exposure : Exposure to infectious diseases : Occasional.
- Exposure : Exposure to dampness : Occasional.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements : Makes decisions under pressure.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements : Manages stress appropriately.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements : Works with others effectively.
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