Health Unit Coordinator, Progressive Care Unit 9 South, Full Time, Nights - Full-time / Part-time

Job Purpose

The

Clinical Assistant provides clinical patient care support in a caring,

safe, and efficient manner, under the supervision and delegation of the

Registered Nurse. In collaboration with patients and families (as

defined by the patient) the Clinical Assistant is responsible for the

care of the patient. The Clinical Assistant adheres to and is supportive

of the hospital and the department of Nursing mission and philosophy.

Job Duties

1.

Delivers successful service to our internal and external customers by

adhering to critical success standards: demonstrating accountability and

commitment to quality and safety standards; providing exceptional

customer service; and exerting effort to insure a positive work

environment that demonstrates dedication to the hospital's mission,

vision and values.

2. Performs

delegated and ancillary basic nursing skills, including activities of

daily living, monitoring of patient condition, body mechanics, providing

nutritional support and other activities as appropriate to clinical

service, in accordance with hospital standards, nursing standards of

care, and policies and procedures.

3.

May perform skills, within scope of practice for unlicensed assistive

personnel. These skills include, but are not limited to, the collection

of specimens, use of specialized equipment, restraint monitoring and

patient elimination procedures. Communicates performance of these skills

to the patient's Registered Nurse and other members of the healthcare

team.

4. Performs functional

assignments per unit standards of care, including such activities as

patient admission and discharge procedures, unit environmental

organizational tasks, and others as appropriate to service.

5.

Performs and documents point-of-care testing, patient mobility and

exercise, comfort, rest, sleep and care needs, patient hygiene,

grooming, dressing, skincare, dietary, toileting and elimination needs.

6. Assists with transport.

7. Performs clerical duties; use of a fax machine, computers, medical transcription, and Xerox machines may be required.

8. Assists other members of the nursing care team and/or other disciplines.

9.

Demonstrates appropriate emergency and patient safety procedures,

including management of safety devices and equipment. Maintains a safe,

comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in

accordance with hospital standards.

10. Participates in training, development and continuing education activities to improve role functioning.

11.

Responsible for knowing and demonstrating National Patient Safety

standards. Participates in department-based activities and initiatives

to improve and ensure a safe environment.

12.

Participates in performance improvement activities; quality improvement

and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with

Joint Commission accreditation and other internal and external

regulatory standards including the code of conduct.

13. Communicates effectively with members of the health

care team, patients and families, often under stress or emergency situations.

14. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

High School Graduate or equivalent, completion of a recognized Clinical

Assistant. Medical Assistant or EMT Training Program or Nursing

Students who have completed Fundamentals of Nursing Course from an

accredited school of nursing

EXPERIENCE:

External candidates:

One of the following is Required: Certification as a Nursing Assistant

(C.N.A), Certified Medical Assistant (C.M.A) or Emergency Medical

Technician (EMT), must be current and in good standing with state

licensing board, or be enrolled in an accredited school of nursing with

completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Course. LPNs may apply.

Internal candidates:

Same as External Applicants

or

Must have a minimum of 1 year work experience with the University of

Louisville Hospital and completion of an onsite CA Fundamentals Class.

All candidates must have the following: ability to read, interpret, and

follow detailed oral, written and illustrated instructions; ability to

write simple sentences to complete forms, chart patient data and detail

medical instructions for subsequent care; and the ability to establish

and maintain effective working relationships with patients, care givers,

other employees and the general public.

LICENSE & CERTIFICATION:

American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR required.

Additional Responsibilities :

*

Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and

professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times

* Adheres to and exhibits our core values:

Reverence :

Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping

relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that

we hold in trust all that has been given to us.

Integrity : Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.

Compassion :

Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys,

rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.

Excellence : Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.

* Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times

* Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines

* Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members

*

Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively

with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader

health care community

Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers/CB KYONE