Clinical Assistant Flex - Level Six-Surgical Details

Clinical Assistant Flex - Level Six-Surgical

Children's Hospital Colorado - Aurora, CO

Employment Type : Full-Time

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As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 12 specialty care centers, 400+ outreach clinics and 7,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

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Department: Level Six-Surgical
Hours per week: 1
Shift: Flex: 24 hours per pay period
Shift: Days or nights
Weekend and holiday requirements

The Clinical Assistant (CA) assists patients and families by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs. The CA provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. In addition, the CA supports and assists nursing personnel and other providers in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments and functions as a member of the healthcare team.

Level 6 Surgical Inpatient Unit is a 72 bed unit encompassing three different service lines and 14 sub-specialties. With an impressive team comprised of providers, bachelor’s prepared nurses, clinical assistants, mental health counselors and inpatient service specialist, Level 6 prides itself on providing excellent quality of care to its patients. Patients, including trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, orthopedics and rehabilitation, receive state of the art interventions and treatments, as well as specialized nursing care. Level 6 nurses are hand-picked to care for primary specialty populations, for which they receive extensive specialized skills and content education and are encouraged to pursue specialty certifications. Due to the variety of patients that can been seen on Level 6, clinical nurses can expect to care for up to 4 acutely ill patients that would normally be seen in a step-down unit. As a result, Level 6 nurses exhibit exceptional time management and delegation skills. Low turnover rates and high employee engagement scores only elude to the incredible teamwork and camaraderie of the clinical team. Level 6 offers an incredible opportunity to care for a variety of patients within a specialty, while fulfilling the desire to critically think, challenge one’s skills and make a life-long impression on the life of a patient and their family. Here…it’s different. Here…you are different.

Population Specific Care

• a.) Neonate - <30 days
• 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 Funcitons

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.

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.

• 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.
  • 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.
• LICENSURE – Current Colorado state CNA license or Current Colorado state Emergency Medical Technician-Basic or A-EMT or EMT-Intermediate
• Scheduling flexibility required to meet staffing needs of the unit.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

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.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.