Clinical Assistant PACU

Children's of Alabama; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's of Alabama in Birmingham is seeking a Staff Patient Care Associate to work in PACU on the Main Campus. This full-time Day/Evening shift with rotating days, Monday-Friday, includes on-call.

You will assist RNs and LPNs, support patient communication, and help ensure safe recovery after surgery. Qualifications include a High School diploma or GED, completion of the Clinical Care Partners program after hire, current BLS certification, and at least 1 year of staff-level patient care

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must successfully complete Clinical Care Partners program after hire.
• Current BLS certification required.
• 1 year of staff-level patient care experience or equivalent qualifications (e.g., CNA, CMA, CMA-CMC).

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care and communication for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Work under supervision of RNs and LPNs to support recovery in PACU.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Clinical Care Partners program

Job description

In PACU at Main Campus Children's of Alabama

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day/Evening shift, Monday-Friday (rotating shifts); call required.

Summary: Works under the supervision of RNs and LPNs to provide assistive care and communication for patients, team members, professional, and technical staff, and visitors.

Other information: Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Immediately following hire at Children’s of Alabama, must successfully complete the Children’s of Alabama Clinical Care Partners program

Experience

• Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries
• Current BLS certification required

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• Basic Life Support

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• 1 Year job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Patient Care Support or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Certified Medical Assistant AAMA
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
• Certified Medical Assistant ARMA
• Certified Patient Care Technician
• Certified Emergency Medical Technician ADPH

Children’s of Alabama Benjamin Russell campus has three general PACU’s: Benjamin Russell, Minor Procedure and Imaging. Benjamin Russell recovers for 14 OR’s inpatients/outpatients and one Interventional Radiology room, Minor Procedure recovers for 7 OR rooms inpatients/outpatients, Imaging covers PreProcedure through discharge for outpatient/inpatient Imaging general anesthesia patients. Our patients include neonate to adult populations recovering from general anesthesia after a variety of surgeries including but not limited to Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Dental, GI, GU, Ophthalmic, Pulmonary, Plastics and General. The acuity ranges from acute to critical care. Our staff are trained with the flexibility to work in all three areas and they work a variety of shifts that cover our operating time from 7am-11pm through the week as well as weekend and call back shifts.

Schedule: Day/Evening rotating days M-F; on call required, Day-Evening Shift, 10-Hour Shifts