Clinical Assistant, Emergency Department - 20 or 24hrs Days

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

Generous time off

403(b) retirement plan

Pension

Education reimbursement

Cell phone discounts

Discounted T-passes

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine provides 24-hour care to infants, children and young adults with urgent and emergency medical, surgical and traumatic conditions.

The department accepts patients from birth through 21 years of age and functions as a Level I Regional Pediatric Trauma Center with the Regional Center for Poison Control.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year CA experience, CNA/MA/PCT/EMT certification, or Nursing Student with at least one clinical rotation.
• Good communication skills; ability to work on a team; ability to exchange information on factual matters.

Responsibilities

• Under regular supervision, provide basic direct care to patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with feeding and hygiene, measure and record temperature, pulse, blood pressure; perform related duties as needed.
• Obtain records, files and results for appointments and enter information into computer systems.
• Perform general office support tasks.
• Assist clinicians during examinations (e.g., obtain and record routine information).
• Transport patients, supplies, and equipment as needed.
• Work 20 or 24 hours; rotate days and every other weekend.

Job description

Position Summary/Department Summary

Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine provides 24-hour care to infants, children and young adults with urgent and emergency medical, surgical and traumatic conditions, ranging from brain injuries to broken bones.

We accept all Emergency Department (ED) patients from birth through 21 years of age. Caring for 68,000 patients with emergency medical needs each year, our ED is one of the largest emergency/trauma centers in New England and the largest pediatric ED in Massachusetts. We serve as a Level I Regional Pediatric Trauma Center, and we house the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention.

Key Responsibilities

• Under regular supervision and following established procedures and instructions, providing basic direct care to patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse.
• Assisting patients with feeding and hygiene, obtaining, measuring and recording routine information such as temperature, pulse and blood pressure, and performing other related duties according to specific needs of unit.
• Obtaining records, files and/or results for appointments and entering related information on appropriate computer systems.
• Performing general office support tasks.
• Assisting clinicians during examinations (i.e. obtaining, measuring and recording routine information such as temperature and blood pressure, and performing other related duties according to specific needs of clinic).
• Transporting patients, supplies, and equipment as needed.
• Working 20 or 24 hours; rotating days and every other weekend.

Education

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• 1 year CA experience, CNA/MA/PCT/EMT certification, or Nursing Student with at least one clinical rotation.
• HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Good communication skills.
• The ability to work on a team.
• The ability to exchange information on factual matters.

NOTE: This is a permanent position and we are unable consider temporary hires, for example, summer only.

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.

• flexible schedules
• affordable health
• vision and dental insurance
• child care and student loan subsidies
• generous levels of time off
• 403(b) Retirement Savings plan
• Pension
• Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement
• cell phone plan discounts
• discounted rates on T-passes

Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.