Clinical Assistant, Surgical Services
Company: Grand View Health
Location: Sellersville
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Grand View Health, which includes Bucks County's first hospital,
has provided residents of Bucks and Montgomery counties with
comprehensive health-careservices since 1913. Now a century strong,
Grand View offers a range of inpatient and outpatient
care-particularly emphasizing the areas of surgery and orthopedics,
women's and children's health, heart and vascular care, and cancer
treatment. Our colleagues enjoy the best of both worlds by working
for a high-quality, low-cost health-careprovider in a
collaborative, community environment. Help us build this new era of
wellness and lead our community to a healthier future.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:Essential Functions:Assists other members of the healthcare
team to deliver safe, appropriate, and quality patient careAssists
with or provides basic nursing care in order to help the nurse meet
the activities of daily living for the patientAssists with patient
mobility needs including turning, positioning, transferring, and
ambulation of patients as directed, using appropriate and proper
body mechanics and assistive devicesMaintains safe patient
environmentResponds to emergency situations within the scope of
their training and performs under the direction of the
nursePerforms vital signs, including use of automatic blood
pressure machine as directed by nursing staffUnder the direction of
the nurse, provides basic skin care to prevent skin break breakdown
and maintain or improve skin integrityAnswers call bells and
responds to patient requests within their scope or communicates
patient needs to the nurseTransfers and moves patients via
wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to appropriate locations within the
hospitalPossesses and demonstrates working knowledge of equipment
in order to ensure a safe environmentMaintains open communication
with department staff and accepts direction to ensure a safe
environmentUnderstands and respects patients' rights to privacy and
dignity in order to maintain patient confidentialityEnsures that
equipment and supplies considered essential are functional, safe,
and readily accessible in order to provide a safe
environmentPerforms department specific maintenance duties as
appropriate to departmentActs as a patient advocate to ensure safe,
appropriate, and quality patient careAdheres to standards of
practice for infection control and universal
precautionsSchedule:Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 5:30 pmEducation and
Experience:High School Diploma/GED required Skills and Abilities:-
Strong verbal communication and listening skills, required-
Effective interpersonal skills, required- Ability to maintain the
strictest levels of confidentiality, required- Able to recognize
patient needs and respond appropriately, required-
Service-oriented, required- Ability to listen to others, required-
Demonstrated written communication skills, required- Ability to
work as part of a team, required- Demonstrated time management and
priority setting skills, required- Ability to work effectively and
efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple
interruptions, required- Self directed, required- Excellent
organizational skills, required- Demonstrated ability to initiate,
accept and adapt to change, required- Respects patient/hospital
equipment and is cognizant of the cost of supplies and equipment,
requiredLicenses and Certifications:Nursing Assistant - Certified,
Upon hire, preferredBasic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire,
required
Keywords: Grand View Health, Bethlehem , Clinical Assistant, Surgical Services, Healthcare , Sellersville, Pennsylvania
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