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Phenom People lists this Clinical Assistant, Telemetry opportunity in sellersville, Pennsylvania. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Clinical Assistant
Under the direction of the Professional Staff, the Clinical Assistant performs certain non-complex duties related to patient care and functioning of the unit. The Clinical Assistant functions to support and assist the staff in the delivery of patient care to varied age groups while providing a calm, caring and clean environment. The essential functions of the Clinical Assistant include:
Assists other members of the healthcare team to deliver safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
Assists with or provides basic nursing care in order to help the nurse meet the activities of daily living for the patient
Assists with patient mobility needs including turning, positioning, transferring, and ambulation of patients as directed, using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive devices
Maintains safe patient environment
Responds to emergency situations within the scope of their training and performs under the direction of the nurse
Performs vital signs, including use of automatic blood pressure machine as directed by nursing staff
Under the direction of the nurse, provides basic skin care to prevent skin break breakdown and maintain or improve skin integrity
Answers call bells and responds to patient requests within their scope or communicates patient needs to the nurse
Transfers and moves patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to appropriate locations within the hospital
Possesses and demonstrates working knowledge of equipment in order to ensure a safe environment
Maintains open communication with department staff and accepts direction to ensure a safe environment
Understands and respects patients' rights to privacy and dignity in order to maintain patient confidentiality
Ensures that equipment and supplies considered essential are functional, safe, and readily accessible in order to provide a safe environment
Performs department specific maintenance duties as appropriate to department
Acts as a patient advocate to ensure safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
Adheres to standards of practice for infection control and universal precautions
Education and Experience: High School Diploma/GED, required Licenses and Certifications: Nursing Assistant - Certified, Upon hire, preferred Basic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire, required
Responsibilities Every other weekend 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm.
Worksite address
sellersville, PA, 18960, US
Who can apply
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