Clinical Support Responder - Temporary for Preparedness - INTEGRIS Bass - Enid,OK Hospital Facilities & Clinics

As a Clinical Support Responder, your experience as a Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Surg Tech, AUA, or EMT will be appreciated! If you are a nursing, respiratory therapy and radiology tech student, please join us to serve the community.

Clinical Support Responder

Job Code: 7984

Position Summary:

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*NOTE: This is a temporary position to assist in COVID-19 Disaster Response. Special hiring and onboarding considerations may apply.
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Performs delegated direct patient care activities to an assigned group of patients, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires.

INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Essential Functions:

Temporary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Performs personal patient care tasks, such as mouth care, making beds, giving baths, perineal care, hair care, shaving patients, giving backrubs, and emptying bedpans or urinals

* Assists with patient safety issues such as presence of identification arm band, adherence to patient fall protocol and use of restraints, positioning of patients, promotion of an environment for rest and sleep, reporting of incidents/injury occurrences

* Performs treatments which may include urinary catheter care, enema administration, preparation of sitz baths, applying compresses, and assisting with patient ambulation

* May retrieve and transport medications

Accountability:

Reports to assigned leader

Required Physical Demands (Subject to Reasonable Accommodation):
Keyboarding/Dexterity: Occasionally; activity exists up to 1/3 of the time
Standing/Walking: Constantly; activity exits up to 2/3 of the time
Strength (Lift/Carry/Push/Pull): Medium (Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects)
Talking (Must be able to effectively communicate verbally): Yes
Seeing: Yes
Hearing: Yes
Color Acuity (Must be able to distinguish and identify colors): Yes

Environmental Conditions:


Qualifications:

* Previous applicable experience preferred. Experience to include but not limited to Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, and students in Nursing, Respiratory or Radiology degree programs

* Current BLS certification or completion within 90 days.

Nursing:

* Successful completion of a recognized nursing assistant course required or successful completion of an accredited nursing program, Nursing Fundamentals or Introduction into Nursing course with either skills lab or clinical rotation included. Verification is required of the course and lab or clinical via transcript or official notice from the accredited nursing program; OR 3 months employed in an INTEGRIS patient care area with training and observation for nursing assistant duties, as certified by the clinical nurse manager or the clinical director; OR 12 months of nursing assistant experience within an acute care facility, nursing home, home care setting, or long-term care facility; OR prior hospital corpsman medical training in the military required.

Radiology:

* 12 months of school experience from an accredited Radiology program, verified with the program director or transcript.

Respiratory:

* Requires the incumbent be currently attending an accredited respiratory care program and hold a Provisional Respiratory Care Practitioner License, issued by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (OSBMLS). The incumbent may work under a temporary letter to practice issued by OSBMLS until the board meets to issue their Provisional Respiratory Care Practitioner License.

* Must be able to communicate effectively in English

* Department specific competencies will be completed in the applicable department during the orientation process