Grand View Hospital Sellersville , PA 18960
Posted 6 days ago
Responsibilities
Under direct supervision of the professional staff the Clinical & Quality Assistant, Emergency Room performs certain non-complex duties related to patient care and functioning of the unit. The Clinical & Quality Assistant, Emergency Room functions to support the staff assisting with clerical duties along with delivery of patient care to varied age groups while providing a calm, caring and clean environment.
Essential Functions 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
Assists with communication between the Department Manager, House Supervisor, and unit staff regarding the 24-Hour Report, admissions, transfers, and bed availability to operationalize department activities
Answer phone, faxes request for patient information and physician discharge instructions to primary care providers per HIPAA guidelines
Organizes, maintains, and updates departmental files and records in an accurate manner to provide for timely and efficient processing of information
Copies and faxes records in a prompt manner according to established medical records policy in order to fulfill requests from appropriate sources
Assumes responsibility for ordering and restocking supplies necessary for efficient operation of the department within budgetary parameters.
Schedule: 11:00 am
Qualifications
Education and Experience:High School Diploma/GED, required
Licenses and Certifications:Basic Life Support (BLS), provided upon hire
Benefits:• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance for full time and part time• 403B• On-site discounted Child Care Center• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5250 per year• Free Life Insurance• Free Parking• Paid Time Off• Sick Time• Flexible Spending Accounts• Employee Referral Bonus
Responsibilities 11:00 am
Grand View Hospital